The National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office in Phoenix, previously scheduled for closure, will remain open after push back from the Senators
WASHINGTON – Today, Senators Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that the National Labor Relations Board Region 28 office will remain open. Originally slated to have its lease terminated by General Services Administration (GSA) at the direction of DOGE, the agency reversed the termination decision after the Senators sent a letter last month condemning the office closure.
“The NLRB plays a vital role in protecting workers’ rights across the country. Closing the Region 28 office would have cut workers in Arizona off from the advocates and experts best equipped to fight for them,” said Senator Gallego. “Thankfully, we fought back and now the Region 28 office will remain open.”
“I grew up in a union household, so I know how much it matters when workers have someone in their corner. This is a win for protecting the rights of thousands of workers across our region,” said Senator Kelly. “I’ll keep working to make sure federal agencies show up for Arizona workers.”
“In a win for organized labor across our states, we successfully pushed the Trump Administration to keep the NLRB Region 28 office open,” said Senator Cortez Masto. “I won’t stop fighting for the essential labor rights that workers across Nevada – and across the United States – deserve.”
“I’m glad to see that following our efforts, the Trump Administration will be reversing its reckless decision to close this key office that serves Nevada workers and protects their collective bargaining rights,” said Senator Rosen. “I’ll always stand up for working families, organized labor, and Nevadans’ right to bargain for fair wages and safe working conditions.”
“The right to join together to bargain for higher wages and better working conditions can only be enforced when officials are on the ground and in communities protecting that right. That’s what the NLRB Region 28 office does for workers in Arizona. Losing that office would have been a massive blow to workers in our state. Luckily, that’s not happening. We applaud Senators Gallego’s and Kelly’s successful efforts to save this office and thank them for their tireless advocacy for workers and unions in Arizona,” said Fred Yamashita, Executive Director, Arizona CFL-CIO.
The NLRB Region 28 office conducts elections, investigates charges of unfair labor practices, and protects the rights of workers to act together. It serves Arizona, New Mexico, and parts of Texas and Nevada from the regional office in Phoenix and resident offices in Las Vegas and Albuquerque.
6/16/25