Phoenix
Region 28 serves the states of Arizona and New Mexico, plus the following counties:
In Nevada - Clark, Lincoln and Nye
In Texas - Culbertson, El Paso and Hudspeth
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 28 serves areas in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas from its Regional Office in Phoenix and its Resident Offices in Albuquerque and Las Vegas.
Regional Office 28 - Phoenix, AZ
2600 North Central Avenue -Suite 1400
Phoenix, AZ 85004-3099
United States
Cornele A. Overstreet
Cornele A. Overstreet was appointed Regional Director of the Phoenix Office (Region 28) in 1996. Mr. Overstreet began his NLRB career in 1978 as a Field Attorney in the Indianapolis Regional Office. He transferred to the Las Vegas resident office in 1988. A native of Chicago, Mr. Overstreet received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin (Madison), where he majored in French. He received his Master’s degree in French Literature at the University of Illinois (Champaign) in 1975, and his J.D. degree from the same university in 1978.
Advice Memos find at-will clauses in two employee handbooks are lawful
NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon today released an analysis of at-will employment clauses in two employee handbooks, finding that both are lawful under the National Labor Relations Act.
Federal judge orders reinstatement of supermarket cashier in New Mexico
A federal judge has ordered an Albertsons grocery store in Albuquerque, New Mexico to reinstate a longtime cashier who was suspended and then fired after talking with union organizers and recommending unionization to fellow employees.
Judge James A. Parker of the U.S. District Court for New Mexico granted the National Labor Relations Board’s request for a temporary injunction, which also prohibits store managers from threatening employees or putting them under surveillance for union activity.