Major Change in Unionization Rules —Fiorenza

All of that could change soon.

Since the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was initially passed in the 1930s, the fundamental premise of federal labor law has been that employees can choose to belong­—or refrain from belonging to—labor unions based on secret ballot elections. Moreover, these elections are held only after the union and the employer have an opportunity to freely communicate their views concerning unionization to the affected employee group. In other words, employees do not vote until they have had heard both sides of the story.