Buffalo
Services all New York State Counties except the New York City metropolitan area counties serviced by Regions 2 and 29.
In Vermont, services:
| Addison | Grand Isle | Washington |
| Bennington | Lamoille | Windham |
| Chittenden | Orange | Windsor |
| Franklin | Rutland |
Persons may also obtain service at the Resident Office located in Albany, New York.
Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees, employers, and unions from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. The NLRB conducts hundreds of workplace elections and investigates thousands of unfair labor practice charges each year. Region 3 serves areas in New York and Vermont from its Regional Office in Buffalo and its Resident Office in Albany.
Paul Murphy Named Regional Director for Region 3
Washington, D.C. – National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting Chairman Philip A. Miscimarra and General Counsel Richard F. Griffin, Jr. have named Paul Murphy the new Regional Director for the Agency’s Region 3 Office in Buffalo, New York. The Region 3 Office is responsible for conducting elections, investigating unfair labor practice charges, and protecting the right of workers to act collectively to improve their wages and working conditions throughout most of New York State and Vermont.
Linda Leslie Named Regional Attorney for Buffalo Regional Office
Washington, D.C. -- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Richard F. Griffin, Jr. has named Linda Leslie the Regional Attorney for the Agency’s Region 3 Office in Buffalo. In this position, Ms. Leslie will assist the Regional Director in the enforcement and administration of the National Labor Relations Act in most of New York State, including Buffalo and Albany.
ALJ Orders Wingate Healthcare, Inc. to Recognize Union, Bargain with Employees
Buffalo, NY- Administrative Law Judge Mark Carissimi issued a decision ordering Wingate Healthcare, Inc. (Wingate) to recognize and bargain with 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East (Union) following an unsuccessful organizing campaign at their Fishkill, New York skilled nursing facility.
Region 3 Presents: A Guide to New Representation Case Procedures
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.
Niagara Center Building, 130 S. Elmwood Avenue., Room 423
Please join Regional Director, Rhonda P. Ley and Assistant to the Regional Director Paul J. Murphy at the NLRB Buffalo office.
Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Leo W. O'Brien Federal Building, 11A Clinton Avenue, Room 824
Please join Resident Officer Barney Horowitz and Filed Examiner David Turner at the NLRB Albany office.
The NLRA at 80 : Is the Statute Adapting to the the New Workplace?
Presented by: Cornell University ILR School, NLRB Region 3 and NYSBA
Friday, May 8, 2015
CLE Provided including CLE ethics credits
Speakers include:
Richard Griffin, NLRB General Counsel
Mark Gaston Pearce, NLRB Chairman
Board Members Phillip A. Miscimarra, Esq. and Kent Y. Hirozawa, Esq.
Will discuss views from the General Counsel, the new election rules and developments at the Board.
Mary Elizabeth Mattimore Named NLRB Regional Attorney in Buffalo
National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Richard F. Griffin, Jr. announced the appointment of Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Mattimore as the Regional Attorney of the NLRB’s Regional Office in Buffalo, New York (Region 3). In her new position, Ms. Mattimore will assist Regional Director Rhonda P. Ley in the enforcement and administration of the National Labor Relations Act, in several counties in Vermont and all New York State counties except the New York City metropolitan area serviced by Regions 2 and 29.
Facilitating Better Referrals
An individual loses his job and is denied unemployment benefits. His car is repossessed and he has fallen behind on child support payments. Now he is facing eviction or mortgage foreclosure. Where does this person go for help? How does he find out about who can help him?
OUTREACH EVENT: THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT --- ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, ON THE CAMPUS AND IN THE CLASSROOM
A presentation by Albany Resident Officer Barney Horowitz on
Recent Developments Under the NLRA Including:
The Northwestern decision
Catholic Bishop (jurisdiction over religiously affiliated educational institutions) and Yeshiva (the managerial status of professors)Adjunct Professors
Graduates students and the Brown case
Charter school jurisdiction, state or federal?
There is a lot happening in the private school arena with wide ranging impact so join us
NLRB Judge finds Hogan Transports, Inc. violated the National Labor Relations Act
In May 2013, the drivers at Hogan Transports, Inc. (Employer), a trucking company, began a union organizing campaign at their workplace in West Coxsakie, New York, with the assistance of Teamsters, Local 294, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (the Union). A majority of employees signed union authorization cards and the Union filed a petition and sought to become the bargaining representative for the workers.