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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), an independent agency whose members are presidentially-appointed, has issued a number of changes to the rules governing union elections. The proposed new rules would substantially shorten the election period from the current median of 38 days to as little as 10 days. Such a short period would restrict an employers ability to discuss outstanding issues with its employees and deprive employees of adequate time to evaluate alternatives. Additionally, the new rules would allow for micro-bargaining units to form, permitting certain employees within a company or even teams within a business to organize. A number of the proposed changes are modeled after some of the key elements of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) the card check bill that was defeated in Congress in 2007.
These attempts to give employees inadequate time to consider union petitions. They represent an attempt to circumvent the will of the peoples representativesCongressby enacting new laws administratively. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) recently introduced a resolution to prevent the NLRB from implementing the rule. Employees and employers would be better served by NLRB enforcing existing regulations instead of proposing new rules outside the scope of their congressionally-chartered mandate. Workers should be protected from outside pressures to organize and opposes any attempts to impose new rules governing union petitions modeled after the failed EFCA/card check bill.
The new NLRB rules are slated to go into effect on May 1, and Congress must act soon to block these regulations.
Senator Mike Enzis (R-WY) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval is labeled S.J. Res 36
Please contact your Senators.
Congress.org – Get informed, get involved
This came across my desk today (proprietary information removed as per my "electronic communications" agreement).
Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio have been notified of my disapproval.
:
These attempts to give employees inadequate time to consider union petitions. They represent an attempt to circumvent the will of the peoples representativesCongressby enacting new laws administratively. Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY) recently introduced a resolution to prevent the NLRB from implementing the rule. Employees and employers would be better served by NLRB enforcing existing regulations instead of proposing new rules outside the scope of their congressionally-chartered mandate. Workers should be protected from outside pressures to organize and opposes any attempts to impose new rules governing union petitions modeled after the failed EFCA/card check bill.
The new NLRB rules are slated to go into effect on May 1, and Congress must act soon to block these regulations.
Senator Mike Enzis (R-WY) Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval is labeled S.J. Res 36
Please contact your Senators.
Congress.org – Get informed, get involved
This came across my desk today (proprietary information removed as per my "electronic communications" agreement).
Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio have been notified of my disapproval.
: