Obama’s NLRB Unleashes Ambush Elections on Your Business

On Monday, April 30th, Barack Obama’s union-controlled National Labor Relations Board will be imposing its new union election rules, designed to ambush employers. Unions won over 71% of the 1595 NLRB-conducted elections in 2011 which makes one wonder why this rule is even warranted and is certainly unnecessary. 

Given unions’ legal ability to deceive workers into unionizing, NLRB’s new rule amounts to nothing less than a Government Agency doing big Labors bidding. The increased union organizing activity that is expected to follow will result in smaller companies and their employees being victimized by unscrupulous union organizers.  Read More

Note: This is a different issue from the NLRB Poster Requirement which originally was also to take effect April 30 but has been postponed indefinitely.

A shortened time frame squeezes small business owners, who typically lack the resources and legal expertise to navigate and understand the union election process.

In addition, this rule deprives employees of the ability to hear from their employer before making a decision about union representation. As a result, employees will very likely not have all the facts about union organizing before having to cast their vote for or against union representation.

In addition, last week IEC members from across the Country converged on Capitol Hill for the IEC Legislative Fly-In and urged support for a resolution in the U.S. Senate that would have blocked the rule. The resolution failed on a 54-45 party-line vote.

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Contractors Across Northeast Learn About Obama's Radical NLRB

Yesterday, Electrical Contractors from New Jersey and across the Northeast Region attended a full day Seminar on the Obama NLRB's radical rule-making. The seminar included the new NLRB Ambush Election and Micro Election rules, both of which circumvent Congress just as the President said he was going to do. Attendees learning that if the NLRB and their radical agenda are not reigned in the Employee Free Choice Act (Card Check) could be in their future. 

These issues are so dangerous and important to small businesses across the Northeast that the Seminar was sold out and another is planned to accommodate the overflow and those that were unable to attend. 

For example, in construction Micro Elections could result in Apprentices being organized by a union separately. Apprentices could be easy pickings for a union making promises they don't have the power to keep. It is expected that Unions that are successful in organizing Apprentices, would worry about organizing Journeyman later. 

The Ambush Election Rule removes the average 24 days for the NLRB to conduct an Election and reduces that time dramatically to possibly 10 days or less. This would leave an employer with little time to conduct a counter campaign to protect what they have spent their life building. 


The Senate S.J. Res 36  and the House H.J. Res 103 have resolutions pending that would rein in some of the wild rule-making by Obama's radical NLRB. Both of which are intended to nullify the NLRB’s Ambush Election Rule. Senators Enzi and Isakson and Representatives Kline, Roe and Gingrey introduced the resolutions in accordance with the Congressional Review Act (CRA).  The CRA establishes special streamlined congressional procedures for disapproving regulations.  If Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving the NLRB’s Ambush Rule and the resolution becomes law, the rule cannot take effect.

We expect a vote on the resolutions in the next 8 weeks. To ensure the best possible outcome, we must generate support for the resolutions.  

The following organizations have agreed to sign on to a letter supporting the resolutions to be sent to Congress.

• Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC)
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
• National Federation of Independent Business
• International Council of Shopping Centers
• International Foodservice Distributors Association
• International Franchise Association
• National Association of Manufacturers
• National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
• National Retail Federation
• Retail Industry Leaders Association
• American Hotel and Lodging Association

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What Is The National Labor Relations Board?

Why Should I Be Worried About The NLRB?

• Fact Sheet — Congressional Review Act and Ambush Election
• Fact Sheet — The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
• Fact Sheet — The NLRB’s Attack on Workers and Business
• Policy Paper — The NLRB’s Attack on Workers and Business
• Obama NLRB Timeline — A History of Union Favoritism

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