NLRB Passes Quickie Election Rules

As expected, the National Labor Relations Board again adopted new Rules for union representation cases, significantly reducing the period between the filing of a petition and a union election. While the NLRB characterizes its actions as modernizing its processes, the real impact is to deny employers an adequate opportunity to stage an anti-union campaign prior to employee voting. The final Rules are effective April 14, 2015.

Specifically, the NLRB approved the following procedural changes:

• Petitions can be filed and transmitted electronically. All filings may be transmitted between the parties and the Board electronically, and notices from the Board may be served electronically as well.