AGC and Coalition Finalize Comments Opposing National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Efforts to Accelerate Union Elections

Join the effort by sending a letter before Monday, August 22. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a proposal to amend union representation election procedures to allow for quicker elections, ultimately making it easier for unions to organize the employees of open shop contractors or to shore up relationships with union contractors that have prehire agreements.  The proposal would:

• Shorten the time between a union’s filing of a petition for an election and the election itself, thereby limiting an employer’s ability to communicate with employees about the impact of unions and collective bargaining.
• Eliminate pre-election hearings, forcing employers to expend time and financial resources rapidly preparing for an election that may include serious procedural issues and may ultimately be overturned.
• Require employers to increase disclosures of employee contact information, making it easier for union organizers to communicate with employees and invading employees’ privacy.
• Make post-election review by the Board discretionary, increasing the likelihood of inconsistent decisions.

Action Needed: AGC and 261 other members of the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace finalized comments opposing the NLRB’s efforts to accelerate union elections. There is still time to send your comments as well. Please take a brief moment to voice your opinion and tell these regulators to stop pushing “card check.”  At the same time, you can tell your legislators about these harmful proposed regulations and other pending attacks on business. To submit your comments, please click here. For more information contact Jeff Shoaf at Shoafj@agc.org.