Elections for union representation have long been conducted in-person and with manual ballots. The National Labor Relations Board has a strong preference for in-person representation elections. However, the COVID-19...more
Union election petitions and quicker elections have been the immediate effect of the National Labor Relations Board’s new election rules which took effect on April 14, 2015. The new rules were intended to speed up the...more
The National Labor Relations Board’s new election rules, which include changes allowing for so-called “ambush elections,” will not be blocked by Congressional resolution after all. On March 31, President Obama vetoed a joint...more
The National Labor Relations Board recently issued its new rule for union organization elections. The new rule makes several changes, most significantly shortening the time frame for conducting a union election, requiring the...more