Pending Regs

National Labor Relations Board’s response to union election rule delay request

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has informed two key House Republicans that it is moving forward with a controversial rule to speed up union elections without delay. 

In a letter, NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce wrote to House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-Minn.) and subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) to explain that the public already has “ample time” to comment on the rule and there is no need for an additional 30-day extension, which the lawmakers had requested

Letter from NLRB chairman on ruling