NLRB Establishes Faster Time Frame for Union Elections
A new federal rule requiring quicker union elections will take effect on Dec. 26.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued the final rule on Aug. 24 to shorten the union election time frame that was established four years ago. The new rule requires union elections to be held at "the earliest date practicable." It eliminates a 20-day waiting period incorporated in the previous rule.
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The new rule "gives companies less time to be aware and respond to a union organizing effort and make sure employees are getting both sides of the story, not just hearing from the union," said Andrew Herman, an attorney with Blank Rome in Philadelphia.
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"NLRB Establishes Faster Time Frame for Union Elections," by Leah Shepherd was published in SHRM on December 14, 2023.