A panel in the House of Representatives has approved a bill (H.R. 1644) that would make it more difficult for companies to classify workers as supervisors; because supervisors are considered management, they cannot join unions.
The Education and Labor Committee of the House voted 26-20 to overturn a 2006 National Labor Relations Board decision that classified many nurses as supervisors, if they work as part-time shift managers. As managers, union representation has not been an option for them.
As I have recently written in a previous blog, many in organized labor were angry that the NLRB ruling would spread and apply to all industries, not just nursing.
Now under the proposed new House bill, supervisors would only be those who spend the majority of their time performing supervisory work. Part-time supervisors would be classified as workers who can join unions.
The bill was strongly backed by Democrats who depend upon organized labor’s personnel and treasure for their elections.
Having opened the door to the further unionization of U. S. workers, Congress has laid the groundwork for increasing unemployment at home, while further hampering Corporate America’s ability to compete with third world companies.
