They’re not even bothering to try and hide the NLRB’s union hack agenda.
(The Hill) — Prominent Democratic lawmakers pledged Wednesday to push back against Republican attacks on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
The labor board has come under frequent criticism this year for filing a complaint against Boeing for allegedly retaliating against union workers, and for proposing a number of new regulations, most controversially a rule that would speed up union elections. Business groups have decried those moves as regulatory overreach, and GOP lawmakers have put forward a number of bills to limit the NLRB’s authority.
Speaking at a forum sponsored by the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) said efforts to defund the labor board and reduce its power amount to an attack on workers’ rights.
“This isn’t just another piece of legislation. This is about ending the National Labor Relations Act,” said Miller, the ranking member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.
Miller called the battle over the NLRB “a fundamental fight” with Republicans, who he said are looking to end the agency that adjudicates disputes between workers and employers.
“This is a right wing on steroids,” Miller said.