These radicals can go straight to #&ll. Nov '12 cannot arrive soon enough.

The Wall Street Journal (8/31, Trottman, Subscription Publication) reports the National Labor Relations Board sided with unions in three cases.

The New York Times (8/31, Greenhouse, Subscription Publication) reports, "In the nursing home decision, the board ruled that the union, the United Steelworkers, could organize just the 53 certified nursing assistants at a nursing home in Mobile, Ala., as part of one bargaining unit, without including the home's 33 other nonprofessional workers, including janitors, cooks and file clerks." One of the two other NLRB "decisions reversed a board ruling from 2007, when the Bush administration was in power. That ruling allowed workers opposed to a union to seek a decertification vote immediately after an employer granted recognition to a union after showing that a majority of employees had signed cards supporting a union. (Typically 30 percent of employees need to petition to hold such a vote)." The Times reports, "The majority wrote that henceforth workers must wait 'a reasonable period' - likely six months to a year - after a union gains recognition to hold a decertification vote."

The Daily Caller (8/31, Boyle) reports, "On Tuesday the NLRB also decided that unionized workers should be forced to wait a 'reasonable amount of time' before booting a union after a change of ownership at their shop. The UGL-UNNICO Service Company ruling means employees will have to wait an extended period of time before removing an unwanted union if their company's ownership changes."

Bloomberg News (8/31, Rosenkrantz, Armour) reports, "The NLRB actions 'have the high likelihood to be severely disruptive to the workplace, will hinder job creation and put jobs at risk,'" Joe Trauger, vice president of human resources policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, said in an e-mail. "US employers' ability to challenge union organizing efforts will be stifled while employees lose their right to choose joining a union, Representative John Kline, a Minnesota Republican and chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee, said in an e-mailed statement."

In a press release, the National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons issued a statement on the three case decisions. "The NLRB's actions today not only put jobs at risk but have a real potential to severely disrupt the workplace. This government agency's decisions demonstrate the agency's goal of implementing Employee Free Choice Act-like proposals that Congress has not authorized. These case decisions take away employers' flexibility and only create uncertainty in the workplace." Timmons said, "The NLRB has been pursuing an aggressive agenda that will harm our economic growth at a time when manufacturers should be leading the economic recovery. From its proposed 'ambush elections' rule to its Boeing complaint, the agency is trying to dictate the way businesses operate, where they operate and how they interact with their employees." Timmons concluded, "These decisions represent a sea change in employee-employer relations, and manufacturers are prepared to pursue all avenues to restore the balance between employees and employers in the workplace."

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (8/31) adds, "The rulings were issued three days after President Obama's labor-board chairwoman ended her tenure, and are opposed by" NAM.

The National Review (8/30, Kirsanow) "The Corner" blog also covered the story.

Business Groups Say NLRB Decisions Jeopardize Job Creation.