Republicans Want To Enable Firms To Delay Union Elections

Now that the rule has been put in place with a full NLRB board, Republicans are trying to vote on overturning the rule with legislation. According to The Hill:

One bill, backed by Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.) and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), would require the NLRB to let 35 days pass after employees file a petition before they are allowed to vote on forming a union.

… Their bill would also give employers 14 days to prepare their case before they go before an NLRB election official, as opposed to the seven days the agency is proposing. And employers would be allowed to raise additional concerns throughout the pre-election process, which the NLRB’s rule would not do.

… Separately, the lawmakers are offering another bill that would allow workers to decide whether to disclose their personal and contact information to unions, which has been a point of controversy for Republicans.

Unions are the only path currently available to working people to win fair wages and benefits, and a voice, representation and dignity on the job. Without unions each individual worker is alone against the massive power of corporations. With a union the workers can at least band together to try to better their situation. The billionaires and their giant companies, of course, don’t want unions to have this power.

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This has been reposted from the Campaign for America’s Future.

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