Court stalls new union election rules

(May 17, 2012) -- "Accordingly, the court determined that because the rules were promulgated without the necessary quorum, the newly implemented election procedure was invalid," said Richter. "The court was quick to note that it was making no ruling on the actual merits of the NLRB's new rules or the plaintiffs' other legal challenges to the rules. Nevertheless, at this point employers and unions may continue to operate under the old system."