The National Labor Relations Board is advancing federal labor law’s mandate to protect workplace democracy via its recent landmark ruling to ease unionization, together with a new regulation speeding the pace of voting, according to the board’s chief.
In an interview with Bloomberg Law Tuesday, NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran (D) lauded Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLP as the most significant decision from her nine years serving on the board. She said the Aug. 25 ruling provides two “viable paths” for workers to express their views on union representation: employers recognizing a union based on authorization cards signed by a majority ...