Remember the 2010 Oregon Ducks football team? Their offense
could snap the ball and run a play before the other team's
defense could get on the field (they scored 72 points in one game).
Well, the National Labor Relations Board on June 22 issued its
notice of proposed rulemaking for quick snap union representation
elections. Public agency meetings were held on the proposed rule
just this past week. Under the new rule, representation elections
would take place so quickly after a petition is filed that
employers would have virtually no time to get their defense on the
field.
Much has been written about the Employee Free Choice Act
("EFCA"), also known as the "card check" bill.
The BABC Labor and Employment Group wrote about it several times,
including
here. The EFCA, which would do away with elections
altogether, would allow unions to come into an employer's site
with virtually no notice at all. That bill stalled in Congress
after its introduction several times, and
