NLRB Funding Boost Falls Short of White House, Unions’ Requests

Congressional appropriators have proposed a $25 million budget increase for the National Labor Relations Board, failing to heed unions’ calls for a more significant boost to strengthen the agency at a time when organizing efforts are on the rise across the US.

The omnibus text draft released early Tuesday would give the board $299 million for fiscal year 2023. The 9% gain may be the first increase in years, but still is less than President Joe Biden’s 16% hike request and is also slimmer than what the House and Senate budget panels proposed this summer.

The agency has received ...