NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo “fully supports” the board’s proposal to reinstate its blocking charge policy, which allows for a pause in processing a union election petition if an unfair labor practice charge alleges conduct that would interfere with a fair vote.
The National Labor Relations Board should rescind a Trump-era rule that effectively eliminated the policy, thus forcing workers to vote in a coercive atmosphere, Abruzzo said in comments filed to the board’s rulemaking docket by last week’s deadline. She also noted the drain on agency resources to conduct tainted elections.
“The importance of expending Agency resources wisely is ...