Labor board delays rule requiring union posters in the workplace

Labor board delays rule requiring union posters in the workplace

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has postponed a regulation that would require dealers and other employers to post notices that would inform workers of their right to form a union.

The rule was slated to go in effect on November 14 of this year, but has been postponed until January 31, 2012, to give NLRB more time to educate companies about who is and who is not covered by the rule.

“The decision to extend the rollout period followed queries from businesses and trade organizations indicating uncertainty about which businesses fall under the boards jurisdiction, and was made in the interest of ensuring broad voluntary compliance. No other changes in the rule, or in the form or content of the notice, will be made,” the NLRB said in a statement.

The notice rule had attracted wide notice on Capitol Hill, especially among Republican lawmakers. Business groups, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, have sued the NLRB over the rule. NADA is involved in one of the suits through its affiliation with the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace.

Big Labor, which pushed for the poster requirement, argued it was a needed step to protect worker rights.