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Industry associations unite to confront assertive NLRB

NAM, NFIB come together for 13-state ad drive ahead of GOP legislation to rein in board; Chamber runs spots in four states Business groups launched a concerted campaign this month against the National Labor Relations Board, which they see as aggressively pro-labor under the Obama administration. The National Association of Manufacturers and the National Federation of Independent Business conducted an advertising blitz aimed at an almost exclusively Democratic list of House members ahead of a Sept. 15 vote on a bill that would curb the NLRB’s powers. The radio and web campaign cost more than $1 million and ran in 13 states. “We just wanted to make sure legislators in those… Read More