Corker Cosponsors Legislation to Reverse NLRB "Micro-Union" Decision

Statement

U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) yesterday joined eleven of his Senate colleagues to introduce legislation that would reverse a 2011 National Labor Relations Board decision that allows unions to form individual bargaining units within the same company consisting of as few as two or three workers, called "micro-unions."

"This decision by the National Labor Relations Board is a perfect example of tremendous overreach at the federal level," said Corker. "As a former businessman, I understand how difficult it can be for employers to create good-paying jobs when the government oversteps, and I'm pleased to join my colleagues in this effort to reverse a disruptive action that fragments the workplace."

The Representation Fairness Restoration Act is sponsored by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and cosponsored by U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), David Perdue (R-Ga.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).