Judge Will Issue Final Decision May 15 on NLRB Union Election Rule

A federal district court judge on Friday denied an emergency request from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace for a court order to halt a National Labor Relations Board ruling that reforms union elections, according to a report in AHA News Now.

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While the NLRB change takes effect today, the federal judge will make a final ruling on the matter by May 15, before any union election occurs under the new rule.

The Chamber of Commerce and the Coalition are challenging a December 2011 NLRB ruling that changes the requirements for filing and processing petitions for union representation, arguing the rule “completely eviscerates the statutory right under the NLRA to pre-election hearings.” The American Hospital Association filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the Chamber of Commerce and Coalition for a Democratic Workplace.

The NLRB says its new rules “reduce unnecessary litigation in representation cases.”

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