Rep. Burlison Introduces Legislation to Block NLRB’s Anti-Worker Rule

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Eric Burlison (R-MO-07) introduced new legislation to block the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) final rule entitled “Representation—Case Procedures: Election Bars; Proof of Majority Support in Construction Industry Collective-Bargaining Relationships.”  

The NLRB’s latest rule rescinds the Trump administration’s 2020 pro-worker rule and reimposes arbitrary, Board-created procedures that undermine workers’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Specifically, the rule limits access to secret ballot elections, thereby impeding employees' ability to choose whether to form or join a union without intimidation. The rule effectively inverts the NLRA by enabling unions to entrench themselves as employee representatives regardless of worker preference, and by significantly delaying or obstructing decertification elections. 

“Today’s legislation represents a crucial step in protecting workers’ rights,” said Congressman Burlison. “The NLRB’s new rule reverses important protections put in place to ensure fair and democratic union representation. By blocking this rule through the Congressional Review Act, we are taking action to preserve workers’ fundamental rights to participate in secret ballot elections and to make informed choices about union representation.” 

The bill uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the NLRB’s final rule, effectively reinstating the Election Protection Rule from the Trump era. This move is designed to safeguard workers’ rights and ensure that union representation processes remain transparent and fair. 

Congressman Burlison’s legislation underscores his commitment to maintaining a balanced and fair labor relations environment, ensuring that workers' voices remain central in decisions about union representation. 

Click here to read the resolution text.

Cosponsors: Education and Workforce Chairwoman Dr. Virginia Foxx (R-NC-05), Representatives Burgess Owens (R-UT-04), Andy Ogles (R-TN-05), Randy Weber (R-TX-14), Brian Babin (R-TX-36), and Dan Bishop (R-NC-08).

Group Support: National Right to Work Committee, Club for Growth, Institute for the American Worker, and Americans for Prosperity.

Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Committee: “Under Chairman Lauren McFerran, the Biden-Harris NLRB has done everything it can to force as many workers to pay union dues as possible, and to make it as hard as possible for workers to get rid of a union they no longer want. That’s why the McFerran Board eliminated sensible worker protections, changing the rules so that union lawyers are once again free to use spurious legal charges to block worker-led efforts to remove a union. It’s also been undermining secret ballot elections, creating new paths for unions to take control of workers who never had a chance to vote on the matter. Congress should pass Representative Burlison’s CRA immediately and roll back these NLRB attacks on employee rights."