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Last week the National Labor Relations Board held historic public hearings - the first in three decades -- on its proposed new rule on union certification elections. The rule, designed to streamline cumbersome administrative practices and eliminate excessive election delays, was roundly criticized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, various anti-union organizations, and representatives from several of the nation's largest "union avoidance" law firms.

How do their arguments against the new rule and in favor of the status quo - under which anti-union employers can delay elections for several months -- stand up to scrutiny? Not well, as illustrated by ten examples below from the two-day hearings.

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