Court Upholds NLRB Union-Organizing Rule

Source: WSJ

Move is blow to several business trade groups that sued to block it

By MELANIE TROTTMAN

A federal-district court has upheld a National Labor Relations Board rule that is expected to speed union-organizing elections, a blow to several business trade groups that sued to block it.

The rule allows petitions and other documents to be filed electronically instead of by mail and generally delays employer legal challenges to elections until after workers have cast their votes. It also requires employers to provide unions with personal email addresses of workers they have on file.

Plaintiffs, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, filed suit early this year to block the rule, alleging it overstepped the board’s authority and violated federal law by curbing an employer’s right to communicate with employees about the organizing process. Congressional Republicans likewise said the rule could limit the time employers have to counter union-organizing campaigns.

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