Client Alert - Labor and Employment - NLRB Vote Scheduled for Changes to Union Election Rules

On November 30, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board") plans to vote on whether to adopt changes to union representation elections that were proposed earlier this year.  Although the changes were initially proposed with the intent "to reduce unnecessary litigation, streamline pre- and post-election procedures, and facilitate the use of electronic communications and document filing," the proposed final rule will be "limited to several provisions designed to reduce unnecessary litigation."  However, the Board has not disclosed which provisions of the proposed rule that may include