Washington, DC (April 17, 2012) – The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has just issued an injunction against a new NLRB regulation that requires virtually every employer in the country to post biased information about employee rights online and in the workplace.
For the first time ever, the NLRB required employers who have never committed a violation or even been accused of unfair labor practices to post an incomplete notice about employee rights. The rule also stipulated that employers who did not comply are considered guilty of violating federal labor law. Once again demonstrating the pro-forced unionism bias of the Obama NLRB, the rule made no corresponding demand on union officials to give employees information about how to exercise their rights to refrain from union politics or remove a union from their workplace.
The unanimous ruling stems from an appeal filed by the National Right to Work Foundation and other groups challenging the NLRB’s aggressive and unprecedented rule-making. The injunction against the NLRB’s new regulation, which was scheduled to go into effect on April 30, will remain in force until the Court of Appeals issues a final ruling.
National Right to Work Foundation Legal Information Director Patrick Semmens made the following statement in response to the Court’s injunction:
“We’re pleased the Court has put the brakes on this onerous new rule, which would require every job provider in America to post biased notices about workers’ rights. For three years the Obama Labor Board has taken every opportunity to empower union bosses at the expense of the rights of employees.
“By promulgating this sweeping new requirement, the NLRB clearly overstepped its statutory authority in a heavy-handed attempt to force more workers into union ranks. We’re hopeful that the Court of Appeals will eventually strike down this unfair and unauthorized rule in its entirety.”
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, assists thousands of employees in about 200 cases nationwide per year.
