Challenges to Union Fees Made Easier by Top NLRB Lawyer (2)

The National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer made it easier for workers represented by unions but aren’t members to challenge the expenses they’re required to pay for the costs of collective bargaining and other nonpolitical activities.

General Counsel Peter Robb said in a memo that workers who object to paying for particular union expenditures don’t have to explain why they shouldn’t have been charged and give the agency evidence or investigative leads to support their allegations. Prior general counsels had called on workers to provide such information, Robb said in a memo published on the NLRB’s website May 3.

Requiring ...