FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ashley Pratte May 6, 2015 202-677-7060
Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2015) – The Workforce Fairness Institute today issued the following statement in response to the failure of the U.S. Senate to override President Obama’s veto of legislation undoing the “ambush” election rule put in place by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB):
“Workers and business owners appreciate the hard work and effort on the part of elected officials to stop new the ‘ambush’ election rule enacted by President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board. This new policy is a giveaway to Obama’s political patrons, and allows union bosses to hold organizing elections in as few as 11 days while gaining access to workers’ private contact information,” said Heather Greenaway, spokesperson for the Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI). “It is now abundantly clear that Congress must use its power of the purse and not allow such a disastrous rule to be funded with taxpayer dollars. It is time to send a message to the government bureaucrats doing Big Labor’s bidding: the American people will not allow tax dollars to be used to threaten their livelihoods and pay off special interests.”
BACKGROUND:
U.S. Senate Fails To Undo Obama Veto On “Ambush” Elections. “The Senate on Tuesday sustained President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would have scrapped a new government rule on union elections. It marked the second time that Congress has failed to override an Obama veto since Republicans took control of the House and Senate in January … Critics say the new rules give unions a chance to ambush employers with demands for votes on representation. Opponents say it could shorten the typical time between a union’s petition for recognition from more than a month to less than two weeks.” (Andrew Taylor, “Senate Sustains Obama Veto Of Bill Gutting Union Rules,” The Associated Press, 5/5/15)
The Workforce Fairness Institute is an organization committed to educating voters, employers, employees and citizens about issues affecting the workplace. To learn more, please visit: http://www.workforcefairness.com.
To schedule an interview with a Workforce Fairness Institute representative, please contact Ashley Pratte at (202) 677-7060.
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