In a blow to unions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) general counsel Peter Robb has directed the agency’s lawyers not to object when a worker who has petitioned to decertify a union wants to intervene in an unfair labor practice case. In the past, unions have used these cases to slow down or halt a decertification process. Allowing employees to participate in the cases will give union opponents more power to fight against the unions.
Bloomberg Law discusses the details and implications of this decision (in an article where I’ve also been quoted) here.
