The National Labor Relations Board riled many U.S. business groups in February when it revived old proposed rules for speeding up the union election process. This week, the board held two days of public meetings at its Washington, D.C., office to allow both business interests and union supporters to testify about the “ambush election” rules and their ramifications.
The proposed rules, which closely mirror standards proposed by the board in 2011 but eventually failed, will in the board’s view make the process of voting on union representation more efficient. But opponents argue that speeding up the unionization process to the degree mandated by the proposed rules will be burdensome to employers and reduce their opportunity to respond to a union campaign. The proposed rules will almost certainly have a much better chance of survival in 2014 than they did three years ago because all five seats on the board are now filled.
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