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- The COVID emergency is over, so why is the NLRB persisting in using a flawed voting system intended only for extraordinary circumstances?This report confirms that the NLRB’s longstanding suspicion of mail-ballot elections was fully justified and highlights the need for an urgent return to in-person secret balloting outside of extraordinary circumstances.Right-to-work has helped Michigan compete for economic development projects and new jobs.U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Employment Policy Glenn Spencer issued the following statement on the Senate HELP Committee's Wednesday hearing.While Senator Bernie Sanders is unlikely to ask certain questions during this week’s Senate HELP Committee hearings on labor laws, other members of the committee may step up to ask these vitals questions.On February 23, a judge in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan rejected the National Labor Relations Board’s request for a nationwide cease-and-desist order against Starbucks.The NLRB and its General Counsel are trying to compel employers to engage in certain speech.





















