The National Labor Relations Board’s new rule revising election procedures in union representation cases is invalid, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled May 14.
The rule, often called the “quickie election” or “ambush election” rule because it expedites the election process to unions’ advantage, took effect on April 30. Now the NLRB has suspended its implementation and is expected to revert back to procedures in effect before April 30.
The court said the board lacked the necessary quorum when it voted to adopt the final rule.
