On March 12, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) and several employer organizations submitted a petition for rulemaking asking the Board to issue a regulation on mandatory meetings in which employers discuss unionization with their employees.

The following can be attributed to CDW Chair Kristen Swearingen:

“The Board’s Amazon decision was a clear attempt to silence employers during union organizing campaigns. It violated employers’ free speech rights and left workers without a full understanding of what unionization could mean for their lives and workplaces. The Supreme Court, Congress, and the Board itself have all recognized and protected employers’ right to hold these meetings, but the Board ignored that history when it issued Amazon.

“Board members swear an oath that they will uphold the Constitution, but Amazon clearly conflicts with the First Amendment. The Board, therefore, has an obligation to reverse this decision as soon as possible.”

The other employer organizations on the petition were Associated Builders and Contractors, American Hotel & Lodging Association, CHRO Association, FMI – The Food Industry Association, Independent Electrical Contractors, International Franchise Association, International Foodservice Distributors Association, National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, National Federation of Independent Business, National Retail Federation, and Restaurant Law Center.