Acting General Counsel Seeks Changes in Deferral Policy
Citing concerns about delays in processing grievances through parties’ contractual 
grievance-arbitration procedures, NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon has proposed that the Board consider revising the existing policy of deferring charges to arbitration in certain circumstances. To see the press release and additional information, go to http://www.nlrb.gov/news/acting-general-counsel-seeks-changes-deferral-policy.
Very simply, the NRLB non-employee disputes are taking too long to go through the delegated arbitration process and so the Board will be deciding these cases directly to speed up resolution. It will be interesting to see how they will be able to take on this burden with a tight budget. Whether you agree with the approach or not, this is yet one more pro-union move by the Administration.
