Sources: Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
Responding to Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenges, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has overturned a National Labor Relations Board rule expediting union representation elections, citing the measure’s adoption absent a quorum of the five-member agency.
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