Teamsters: Judge's Rejection of NLRB Decision Undermines Workers' Right to Fair Vote For a Union

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May 15, 2012, 03:28 ET

Hoffa: Labor Board's Reforms Should Be Restored

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today called for restoration of the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) reforms to protect workers' rights.

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A federal judge yesterday struck down the NLRB's recently adopted regulations, which were designed to eliminate costly legal delays and make sure workers can exercise the basic right to vote to join a union. The reforms took effect on April 30.

The judge based his ruling on a technicality, saying the NLRB didn't have a quorum when it approved the reforms last year. A Republican member of the board sat out the vote on the proposed reform, though he had publicly and stridently opposed it, and was in office when the regulations were adopted.

"This is just another attack on workers and the American middle class," Hoffa said. "The decision lets anti-worker extremists game the system. It condones the NLRB member's neglect of his duty. It gets in the way of the NLRB's ability to do its job, which is to protect workers' rights."

"The board and the courts must reconsider this issue as soon as possible so that the board can do its job of protecting workers' rights."

Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @TeamsterPower.

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SOURCE International Brotherhood of Teamsters