Attack on Freedom of Association

"At the end of 2011 the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), dominated by recess-appointed, pro-union members, voted to restrict severely the time that employers have to make their cases against unionization before representation elections. Opponents of the decision have called it a rule for “ambush” elections. Unions want only their pro-unionization arguments to be heard, and the NLRB is happy to help. So are many members of the Senate. Although NLRB regulations can be set aside by majority vote in both houses of Congress, on April 25  the Senate blocked an attempt to override the NLRB’s anti-free-speech rule."