House Passes Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act

The House passed H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act by a vote of 235 to 188.  You can find details on the  vote on the bill and its amendments below. 

Coalition for a Democrat Workplace (CDW) final letter is available here; 243 organizations signed on, including NJECPAC Member Organization New Jersey IEC. Our statement about the vote is available here. CDW will be working with the Senate to see the bill move forward there. The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act would rein in Obama's out of control NLRB

The NLRB voted 2 to 1 in favor of a resolution offered by Chairman Mark Pearce to streamline the ambush election proposed rule.  Member Craig Becker and Chairman Pearce voted in favor of the proposal, while Member Brian Hayes dissented, criticizing the substance of the proposal as well as the Board's failure to follow procedural rules. The Board will now move forward with drafting a final rule based on the Chairman's resolution. 

Based on the resolution, The CDW expects the final rule in the next few weeks.  The rule will not contain some of the aspects of the proposed rule, such as the 7 day period for a hearing and the requirement employers release employee phone numbers and email addresses.  However, The final rule will still significantly reduce the time period for elections and deprive employers of many due process rights. In short, the streamlined rule would radically change election procedures in an effort to promote rapid, increased unionization at the expense of employees and employers. Littler has a post with more details here.  


You can view CDW's comments on the original proposed rule here. CDW will be watching closely and will keep you posted.  The Board's information about the hearing, including a video archive that will be posted later today, is available here.

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