ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis encouraging all members to take action  and submit comments to the Department of Labor (DOL) on its  to rescind the "persuader" rule, officially named the "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act."

The final rule, had it gone into effect, would have had a profound, chilling effect on labor relations advice for employers, and in turn deprived employees of their right to obtain balanced information about union representation. ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓand its members have the rulemaking since it was first proposed in 2011.

On Nov. 16, 2016, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas permanently blocked the DOL's persuader rule. ABC's lawsuit against the final rule, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, remains pending.

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓNational will be filing comments by the August 4 deadline. Members can submit their concerns through the ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓAction Center or through the ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓAction App on either or devices.