Union Election Petitions Skyrocket at Cash-Strapped Labor Board

Oct. 15, 2024, 3:11 PM UTC

The volume of union election petitions surged at the National Labor Relations Board in fiscal year 2024, with filings increasing by 27% over the previous fiscal year and doubling since fiscal year 2021.

The NLRB also saw a more modest 7% increase in unfair labor practice charges from FY 2023 to 2024, the agency announced Tuesday.

The swelling case load is the latest in evidence cited by agency officials—including a growing case backlog and significant attrition in staff—to argue that more funding is needed.

The NLRB’s field offices received nearly 25,000 new cases in the last fiscal year, which ...

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