News from The Hill: Senate votes to block union election rule

News from The Hill Senate votes to block union election rule By Tim Devaney The Senate voted Wednesday to reverse a controversial Obama administration labor policy that speeds up union elections. Republicans employed the seldom-used Congressional Review Act to attack the labor policy they refer to as the “ambush election” rule. Under the statute, supporters need a simple majority of votes to formally disapprove of a regulation, as opposed to the 60 votes typically required to prevent a filibuster. Read more here.