With the National Labor Relations Board’s so-called “ambush election rules” set to go into effect on April 14th, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as well as other industry groups have filed at least two federal lawsuits aimed at stopping the NLRB’s rules from going into effect.
Now, the NLRB, which is controlled by appointees of President Barack Obama, has asked a federal judge, also appointed by President Obama, to dismiss one of the two federal suits.
via Law360.
Law360, New York (March 10, 2015, 3:11 PM ET) — The National Labor Relations Board has urged a D.C. federal judge to uphold a final rule aimed at speeding up the union election process that is being challenged by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several trade associations, saying the rule is consistent with the National Labor Relations Act.
The NLRB told U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Thursday to grant it summary judgment in a suit challenging a recently adopted final rule that shortens the time between an election petition and the election itself,…
Judge Amy Berman Jackson was nominated by President Obama in 2010 and renominated her in 2011. Jackson took her seat on the bench in 2011.
Although she has, in the past, sided with the NLRB, she has shown some (albeit very limited) independence in her past rulings—despite her seemingly loyalty to the Obama Administration.
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