NLRB Considers Changes to Quickie Election Rules

In 2014, to the delight of labor and the consternation of management, the Obama‐era National Labor Relations Board made a number of rule changes that were intended to modernize and streamline the process of holding union elections. The changes often have been collectively referred to as the “ambush” or “quickie” election rules as they effectively speed up the pre‐election period, thereby giving employers less time to campaign against the union. At the same time, there were other union‐friendly rule changes, such as requiring employers to provide the union with employees' cell phone numbers and email addresses if the employer has them.