Flake Statement on Supporting Injunction of Persuader Rule

Press Release

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) today issued the following statement in support of a federal court's decision to temporarily halt the implementation of the Department of Labor's (DOL) "persuader rule,' which would benefit Big Labor by placing costly and onerous mandates on small businesses that consult with attorneys or labor relations experts during union organizing drives. The overtly-biased rule would exempt labor unions from those same mandates. The temporary injunction comes less than a week after another federal court issued a decision that predicted there is "strong likelihood" that the flawed-rule would be struck down in court.

"Rather than continue to waste taxpayer dollars defending the flawed "persuader rule' on behalf of Big Labor, DOL ought to take its cue from the courts and abandon this attempt to tilt organizing efforts in favor of unions," said Flake.

Background:

On June 10, Flake and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) introduced S.J. Res. 35, a resolution that would permanently halt the implementation of a DOL's "persuader rule." For more information on the Flake-Alexander resolution, click here.
DOL's persuader rule will cost businesses billions of dollars in compliance costs according to a former DOL chief economist. These costs will restrict businesses' access to legal advice and limit the availability of information that workers need to make a mindful decision on whether or not to join a union. The rule is also being challenged in federal court on the grounds that it infringes on the right to free speech guaranteed under the First Amendment.

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