House Committee Report Contains Sharp Criticism of NLRB

Last week the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a staff report highlighting rulemaking, decisions, and other actions taken in recent years by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or “Board”) that the Committee contends are indicative of the agency’s pro-union bias. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) chairs the Committee. The report – President Obama’s Pro-Union Board: The NLRB’s Metamorphosis from Independent Regulator to Dysfunctional Union Advocate (pdf) – claims that these legislative, regulatory, and internal missteps “compromise the perceived fairness of the NLRB that Congress deemed necessary for its successful operation,” and have created a “rogue agency plagued by systemic problems.” Continue reading this entry at Littler's Labor Relations Counsel.

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