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The recently approved resolution by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to update the union election process stands to enhance greatly the freedom of workers to exercise their rights. The current system allows management to impede union elections almost indefinitely with bureaucratic loopholes that promote excessive delays and endless appeals.

Thankfully, the NLRB’s commonsense rule changes will modernize an archaic system. The old adage is trueâ€"justice delayed is justice deniedâ€"and the Board is finally taking steps toward fairer elections.
 
But for months, GOP legislators have reduced themselves to puppets of their corporate backers and right-wing pundits by interfering with the Board’s ability to protect labor rights. Republican lawmakers have sent threatening letters to the NLRB, convened endless hearings to undermine the agency’s authority, and introduced a string of legislation intended to undermine the Board’s ability to pur! sue justice for Americans whose rights are violated on the job. 

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