Supporters of the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act," which would eliminate an employee's right to vote on whether to be represented by a union, failed to garner enough support in the Senate to close debate on the bill and proceed to final consideration.
Supporters of the so-called "Employee Free Choice Act," which would eliminate an employee's right to vote on whether to be represented by a union, failed to garner enough support in the Senate to close debate on the bill and proceed to final consideration. Thus, although the House approved the legislation in March, no further action will be taken on it during this Congressional term.
As we discussed in a previous
Legal Alert , this legislation would require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to certify a union as the representative of employees whenever the NLRB finds that a majority of a company's employees in an appropriate bargaining unit have signed union authorization cards. It would also require mandatory arbitration and mediation if an initial collective bargaining agreement is not reached within a certain period of time.
Organized labor strongly supports this legislation and has vowed to keep working for its passage. We will continue to keep you updated on this issue.