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The number of employer requests for union elections has exploded since the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a new framework for representation last summer. In the six months following the NLRB’s release of its decision in Cemex Construction Materials Pacific, LLC, in August 2023, employers have submitted 254 union election petitions. In the six months before the decision was issued, employers only filed nine petitions. That’s an astounding 2,700% increase and, without a doubt, a direct result of the Cemex decision.
What Does This Mean for Employers?
In Cemex, the NLRB found that the employer engaged in more