To whom does the NLRA not apply?

The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) primarily governs the rights of employees to organize and engage in collective bargaining through representatives of their choosing. However, it explicitly excludes certain categories of workers from its protections. Agricultural workers are not covered under the NLRA, which means they do not have the same rights to organize and engage in collective bargaining as other types of workers do.

This exclusion is rooted in the historical context of the labor movement and the unique nature of agricultural work, which often involves family-owned farms and seasonal employment. Hence, agricultural workers operate outside the jurisdictions that the NLRA covers, making the answer to this question focused on the specific category that the NLRA does not encompass. Other types of workers, like manufacturing, construction, and retail workers, are included under the protections of the NLRA and can engage in union activities without facing the same limitations that agricultural workers do.