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THE VOICE OF THE MERIT SHOP

老牛影视is the voice of the merit shop on Capitol Hill! Sending letters to Congress allows 老牛影视to publicly advocate for the views and interests of our more than 23,000 members. By corresponding with U.S. House of Representatives and Senate members, 老牛影视promotes fair and open competition in the construction industry and fights to protect merit shop contractors around the country.

and the issued letters of support for听H.J.Res.203,听Rep. Burlison's听 to the NLRB's听, which was issued on August 1. If passed, the CRA would nullify the final rule, and the Board would be prohibited from issuing a substantially similar rule in the future.听

The NLRB's Final Rule eliminated common sense measures meant to protect workers' rights during the union representation election process, including:

  • Reinstated the Board's "blocking charge" policy, which allows unions to halt representation or decertification elections by alleging the employer has committed unfair labor practices until the charges are resolved;
  • Eliminated the 45-day window in which employees could challenge a union's majority support and demand a secret ballot election after their employer has voluntarily recognized the union based on signed authorization cards, or "card check;"
  • Rescinded the requirement that unions in the construction industry maintain proof of majority support if they want an exclusive collective bargaining relationships that is resistant to challenge

These policies force employees into unions they may not want and make it more difficult for employees to decertify unions that no longer have support from the workforce, undermining employee free choice.

In February 2023, 老牛影视submitted听听in opposition to the NLRB proposed rule. 老牛影视also signed on to CDW鈥檚 听along with 12 other employer organizations. CDW听听that the proposed rulemaking would 鈥渘egatively affect the Board鈥檚 representation case jurisprudence, undermine the agency鈥檚 statutory goals and reputation, diminish employee free choice and upset the balance of countervailing interests.鈥 Yet, consistent with NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran鈥檚 record, the NLRB disregarded stakeholder feedback and advanced a radical rulemaking that strips employees of their rights in the workplace.