Republicans seek to rollback NLRB ‘micro unions’ ruling

Republican lawmakers introduced legislation today to reverse a ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that allows unions to organize particular sections of a workplace rather than the whole business. The Republicans said the NLRB’s ruling was a potential calamity for the economy by making labor strife more likely.

The lawmakers also re-introduced legislation to require all workplace organizing election to have a NLRB-monitored secret ballot vote by workers. The proposal would prohibit any so-called “card check” elections – that is, workplace organizing by what amounts to a public petition — even if management agreed to them.