NLRB’s Ambush Elections Rule

Over the past several months, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued decisions and proposed rules which will harm employer-employee relations and the ability of manufacturers to create much needed jobs. One of the worst actions is their rule about election procedures. It is so bad, that an attempt was made by members in Congress to overturn the rule. This Association strongly supports that effort and is disappointed the effort failed in the U.S. Senate. This was a key vote and members need to take note how each of your Senators voted.

Unless overturned by the courts, the NLRB’s actions will burden manufacturers with harsh new rules, making it harder to do business in the U.S. The rule limits what evidence can be presented at pre-election union representation hearings, stripping business owners of their legal rights to a fair elections process. The rule would also eliminate the current 25-day “grace period,” compressing the time frame for elections to occur to approximately 20 days.

Business owners are effectively being stripped of legal rights ensuring a fair election. Your employees will be denied the ability to make fully informed decisions about whether they want to join a union.

Reducing the time for elections increases the chances a union’s supporters prevail. Unions win 87% of elections held 11 to 15 days after a request, a rate that falls to 58% when the vote takes place after 36 to 40 days, according to a February report compiled by Bloomberg Government.