Why NMB Union Elections are Different than Congressional Elections [Unfair Labor Laws]

ATR ^ | 2011-03-28 | Christopher Prandoni

[92nina]

With the imminent FAA Reauthorization bill containing a provision to annul the National Mediation Board’s (NMB) Minority Rule decision, it is imperative that Members understand what exactly Title IX in the FAA bill does. In short, it reflects the principle that Congress should determine and legislate significant changes in labor law, not unelected agency appointees.

The three-member NMB—two of whom are former union officials—ruled in 2010 that a majority of voting members were required to certify a union at airlines and railroads, not a majority of all members of a workforce. This move to facilitate unionization and overturn seventy-five years of labor law, supported by both parties, encapsulates concerns about federal overreach.

In response to these concerns, unions and their political allies have claimed that the “The NMB is applying the same rules to union elections that are used for congressional elections.” This is profoundly misleading. Union elections and Congressional elections are fundamentally different in numerous ways...

[92nina]

Suddenly I hear the cries of "Absolute power," and "Unlimited Power!"

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[CPOSharky]

What’s next, having just a majority of union officials “deem” a company organized?

(Last gasp of a dying organization? I hope so.)