The Associated Builders and Contractors are giving thumbs down to a National Labor Relations Board suggestion to shorten the time between a request for union representation and the workplace vote.
“This proposal is a solution in search of a problem,” said ABC Vice President of Government Affairs Geoff Burr. “Unions already are winning 64 percent of elections and more than 94 percent of those elections occur within 56 days—exceeding the NLRB’s own goals related to election timeframes.