Legislation Introduced in Response to NLRB Ambush Election Rule

Today, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act was introduced, which would roll back the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial ambush election rule. The rule would undermine long-standing rights of workers, employers, and unions. This rule mirrors a rule that was first proposed in 2011 To read more about the rule, please see the legal challenge and comments AGC submitted in 2011. AGC sent a letter to the Education and Workforce Committee for a hearing earlier this month highlighting how the rule would be particularly difficult to apply in the construction industry due to a number of unique aspects of the industry, including the complexity of bargaining unit and voter eligibility determination, and the decentralized nature of the workplace.  AGC is presently preparing comments on the latest regulatory proposal as is the AGC-supported Coalition for a Democratic Workplace.  Comments are due by Monday, April 7, 2014. For more information, please contact Jim Young at (202) 547-0133 or youngj@agc.org.