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NLRB Expands July 18-19 Open Meeting on Ambush Election Proposal

Attention job creators (and those who do not want a union in their work lives):

If you are concerned about the Obama administration’s latest assault on America’s job creators, as well as union bosses putting more of a stranglehold on the economy through President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board, you may wish to attend the NLRB’s “open meeting” on July 18th and 19th in Washington, DC.

The NLRB is holding an open meeting for the public on its proposal to allow unions to hold ambush elections, whereby unions can campaign for months at an employer, in secret, and once the union has gained enough authorization cards and momentum, the NLRB will facilitate the holding of an election in as few as 10 to 21 days.

If you do, however, it may be standing room only as the NLRB is announcing that it is now holding the open meeting over two days due to demand:

Details released on July 18-19 open meeting about proposed election rule amendments

More than 60 speakers from the business, labor, academic and advocacy communities have registered to make presentations at the National Labor Relations Board’s open meeting on its recently-proposed election rule amendments, which will be held over two days, on July 18 and 19.

Including the speakers, more than 150 people have registered to attend the event, which will be held from 9 am to 4 pm in the NLRB’s Margaret A. Browning Hearing Room at 1099 14th St NW, in Washington DC. Doors will open at 8 am and attendees must bring a photo ID and go through a security checkpoint to enter the building. Because of the large number of registered attendees, seating for non-speakers will be by order of arrival.

The event is open to the public. People who have not already registered will be seated if space is available. Overflow rooms with closed circuit video will be provided for those who are unable to secure a seat in the hearing room. Attendees should contact the NLRB if a sign language interpreter or other assistance is needed.

The meeting will also be webcast in its entirety, with a link provided on the agency’s website at www.nlrb.gov.

A schedule of speakers will be made available prior to the meeting date. All four current Board members are expected to attend and may ask questions following the presentations.

Working members of the media who wish to attend should contact the Office of Public Affairs at 202-273-1991.

Public comments on the proposed amendments may also be submitted in writing by August 22, 2011, either electronically through www.regulations.gov or by mail or hand delivery to Lester A. Heltzer, Executive Secretary, NLRB, 1099 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20570. Responses to the initial comments may be filed during an additional 14 day period thereafter.

Given that the union-backed NLRB is hell bent on doing all it can to boost union bosses’ power, the “open meeting” is likely to produce nothing more than a press release as the NLRB issues its rule to foist unions on companies.

Still, if you’re interested, you should attend and, if they don’t let you in, bring a sign…

We’ll see you there!

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“I bring reason to your ears, and, in language as plain as ABC, hold up truth to your eyes.” Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776

Cross-posted.

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  • blooch

    how exactly does a union campaign for months in secret without an employer finding out? Or is it just that affected employers will be required by law to stare really hard in the other direction and take long lunch breaks on certain days?

    I’m assuming this would also involve union reps and NLRB attorneys “campaigning” at the homes of employees after hours with special persuasive techniques to insure discretion on the part of the employees.

    • http://www.laborunionreport.com LaborUnionReport

      Organizers tell supporters to keep it quiet from management for as long as possible…

      The survey focused on companies having 1,257 representation elections within the past three years in the five Great Lakes States (IL, IN, MI, OH, and WI) that comprise America

      • blooch

        Come to think of it, most management/owners of small shops don’t stand much of a chance against these tactics. My entire working life has been spent in small shops in a right-to-work state, and even in my most lefty youthful days, even in the foulest work environments, I still harbored a deep and abiding suspicion of unions.

        I can imagine that many small shop workers in states with a more entrenched union culture would be more amenable to union persuasion. And just as likely, management and owners in these regions tend to develop a more adversarial relationship with their workforces than in, say, South Carolina or Georgia.

        The info you linked lays it out pretty clearly. Like cancer, unions can be effectively countered if detected early and treated aggressively, but it helps if the company is in good health and undergoes regular screenings.

        The unions must love this target-rich environment of layoffs, wage freezes and limited opportunities for promotion. When you throw in the class-warfare and romanticization of unions the youngsters are indoctrinated with, it’s a wonder that more shops haven’t succumbed to these community organizers.

  • http://www4.webng.com/rickbull/lostlucky/ rickbull

    We have folks ready to go to work today. We promise you won’t regret it.

    • rightwingmom52

      Of course, if you’re a small business owner, chances are, you are. Just trying to make sure my state (AL) stays red.

      • http://www4.webng.com/rickbull/lostlucky/ rickbull

        NT

        • rightwingmom52

          I grew up in middle TN and most of my family’s still there. I’m loving that new GOP state legislature shaking things up. Just gotta do something about Alexander and Corker.

          • http://www4.webng.com/rickbull/lostlucky/ rickbull

            but at least it’s not Jim Cooper and Harold Ford Jr. We plumb booted Harold out of the state, and are holding Jim hostage in the H of R (yes, I know, he’s MY congressman, dangit!) But we could have done worse for a Republican Senator–we could have elected Don Sundquist (our former Governor, codename Count Taxula). I tried to get Fred Thompson to stay, but he couldn’t tolerate any more of it–in his own words Washington “left him longing for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.” At least TN doesn’t have Lindsey Graham to defend . . .

        • http://www.laborunionreport.com LaborUnionReport

          http://www.autoevolution.com/news/uaw-want-to-unionize-south-starting-with-vw-chattanooga-36990.html

          • rightwingmom52

            Best line in the article, “There are many reasons the UAW could have more success with VW. For starters, VW actually had a unionized plant in Pennsylvania before it closed in 1988…” So they unionized and then closed. How many times has that happened over the years? Look what happened to Carrier in Warren County, TN when the union (although not UAW) got through with them. Closed down and jobs lost.

            Please keep us posted on this through your reports, as well as what we can do to help.

          • http://www4.webng.com/rickbull/lostlucky/ rickbull

            There is a reason why the unions haven’t been able to get much of a foothold in the south, even before right-to-work laws were passed.