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Bluebag Media
Chamber members
updated on labor regulations
GREENVILLE – Referring to 2015 as “The Year of Living Dangerously,”
Darke County Chamber of Commerce Keynote Speaker, Theodore C. Phlegar,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told members and guests at the Chamber’s
Annual Breakfast Meeting May 8 federal labor and employment policy
presents a significant challenge to employers.
“There are some very serious attacks coming from NLRB (National Labor
Relations Board),” he said. One example he gave was what he referred to
as ambush elections, where the timeframe for a union election is
reduced from about 38 days to as few as 10. “This reduces the ability
of workers to get balanced information.” He added employers are also
required to provide personal worker information, such as home
addresses, phone numbers and e-mail accounts.
Another NLRB mandate allows workers to use employer-funded and owned
e-mail systems to engage in union organizing campaigns. “This agency
has taken away your right to manage your own property,” Phlegar said.
Phlegar noted union membership in the workplace has dropped from 29.6
percent in 1970 to 11.3 percent in 2013, adding NLRB wants to reverse
that. “Their approach is one-sided,” he told Chamber members. “Anything
needing to be resolved between labor and employer, the union wins two
times out of three,” he said…
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