N.L.R.B. Rules Would Streamline Unionizing

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Source: The New York Times

In a move that will undoubtedly please labor unions, the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday morning proposed new rules to speed up unionization elections, largely by streamlining various procedures.

The labor board wants to tighten up the process by ensuring that employers, employees and unions receive needed information sooner and by delaying litigation over many voter-eligibility issues until after workers vote on whether to unionize.

The labor board’s news release and fact sheet did not explain how many days the election process might be shortened as a result of the proposed regulations, on which the public will have 75 days to comment.

Unions have long complained that it takes too many weeks from when they petition for an election to when a secret-ballot election is held. They say the process gives management too much time to mount an aggressive antiunion campaign with videos and one-and-one sessions with workers.

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[SoapBox]

1. Heads of the "Management Thieves" at Walmart, Target, Delta Airlines and all the other rabidly...

anti-union companies are exploding over this!

And it's hilarious.

Thank you NLRB.

[Hubert Flottz]

2. K&R

[Sherman A1]

3. What?

Something for the working class? I doubt this will go anywhere.

[ancianita]

4. This Is A Sop, A Ploy, A Scenario...

a consolation prize from the historically pro-business NLRB. You gotta ask your union selves why, after all these years. And why, right after the latest vote loss for retail organizing at Target. Call it cynicism, but unions likely have Biden to thank for the proposal...some crumb or kiss thrown to unions, some rationed attempt to get 2012 support, or at least quiet unions in the media about Democratic betrayals...pfffft...the NLRB will cave to Republican pressure to remove it over the next 75-day public discussion period.

[cap]

Nope... The electronic filing for petitions

Is huge. Stick an iPad in front of someone and say press here.makes things a whole lot easier. Deferring litigation until after the vote is also really good too.

[cap]

5. Double submission oops