Election Death Knell Unlikely With Move to Ease Union Organizing

The National Labor Relations Board general counsel’s push to resurrect a legal doctrine allowing unions to represent workers without a formal vote is unlikely to eliminate elections, despite criticism that she’s trying to replace the secret ballot with a “card check” process based on authorization cards signed by workers.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo’s recent effort a move to force card check organizing on employers and workers. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation said in a press release that the NLRB’s top lawyer wants to mandate card check even when workers want ...