August 07, 2012
The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday turned to the D.C. Circuit to challenge a federal judge's decision that a controversial new rule aimed at streamlining union elections was invalid because it was enacted with less than the required three-member quorum.
July 27, 2012
A federal judge on Friday denied the National Labor Relations Board's bid to alter his finding that a controversial rule aimed at streamlining union elections was enacted without the required three board members, disagreeing with the board's renewed contention that a member's abstention counted toward the quorum.
June 28, 2012
The National Labor Relations Board's challenge to a Washington federal court's decision invalidating the board's union election rule presents a new legal theory that is at odds with evidence it previously submitted in the case, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Wednesday.
June 12, 2012
The National Labor Relations Board urged a Washington federal judge on Monday to reconsider striking down a controversial rule on streamlining union elections, claiming he misunderstood the mechanics of the board's electronic voting room when finding it voted on the rule without a three-member quorum.
February 08, 2012
The National Labor Relations Board rushed and cut corners as it worked to finalize a controversial rule aimed at streamlining union elections because it feared losing the three-member quorum it needed to act, the Society For Human Resource Management and other groups said Tuesday.
December 21, 2011
The National Labor Relations Board said Wednesday that it had adopted a final rule to streamline the union election process, a day after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce slapped the NLRB with a lawsuit claiming the rule is unconstitutional and goes beyond the board's statutory authority.