Labor Board Trims Union-Election Proposal Before Quorum Ends

The National Labor Relations Board proposed scaling back plans for speedier U.S. union elections, as prospects dimmed for acting on the overhaul before the panel loses a quorum next month.

NLRB Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce said the board, which runs union elections and resolves disputes between labor and management, should consider a proposal tomorrow that applies to elections “held up by needless litigation,” according to a statement today. Pearce said the departure of a Democratic member next month, leaving the board with too few members to act, led him to offer “a more limited resolution.”