Judge Questions Intent of Labor Board’s Union Election Rule

The National Labor Relations Board’s explanation for a recent set of regulations that would have delayed the process of unionization in the private sector were called into question by a federal judge in an opinion issued Sunday.

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Kentanji Brown Jackson struck down major portions of the rulemaking in a short order May 30, a day before the new policies were to take effect, saying that certain portions affect the substantial rights of parties and therefore should have gone through a public notice-and-comment process ahead of enactment.

In her full opinion Sunday, ...