The purpose of the National Labor Relations Board is to:
conduct periodic onsite inspections of union and company records regarding the negotiation and enforcement of all contract provisions and related labor-relation activities.
conduct and certify representation elections, to determine the employees who are eligible to participate in organizing activities and bargaining units, and to prevent unfair labor practices.
draft, hold a hearing on, and promulgate rules and regulations regarding union-management relations.
regulate unfair labor practices and levy punitive charges on the violators.