Union Elections Made Easier Under New Labor Board Regulation (1)

The union election process will become faster and less complex under a new National Labor Relations Board regulation that rolls back Trump-era changes to how workers vote for union representation.

The NLRB’s Democratic majority Thursday altered the voting process by expediting pre- and post-election litigation and requiring the agency’s regional directors to schedule elections as soon as possible.

The changes were issued via a direct final rule that didn’t go through the full notice-and-comment rulemaking process because they deal with agency procedures. That’s the same path the board followed when it made procedural modifications in 2019.

Several of those Trump-era ...