Biden vetoes bid to repeal US labor board rule on contract, franchise workers
Source: Reuters
May 3, 2024 1:27 PM EDT Updated 5 hours ago
May 3 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden followed through on Friday on his vow to veto a Republican-backed measure that would have repealed a U.S. labor board rule treating companies as the employers of many of their contract and franchise workers and requiring them to bargain with those workers' unions.
The proposal to repeal the National Labor Relations Board rule passed Congress narrowly and it is unlikely Republicans can muster the two-thirds majority to override the veto by Biden, a Democrat. A federal judge in March blocked the rule from taking effect, but that decision will likely be appealed.
In a memo to lawmakers, Biden said the board's rule would ensure that employers cannot evade their legal obligations by controlling workers indirectly through contractors.
"Republicans are siding with union-busting corporations over the needs of workers and their unions," Biden said.
An NLRB spokeswoman declined to comment. Some Republican backers of the resolution did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-vetoes-bid-repeal-us-labor-board-rule-contract-franchise-workers-2024-05-03/
This was one of those "Congressional Review Act" resolutions where Congress can object to Executive Branch Rules but it is subject to conceding (signing) or rejecting (vetoing) by the President.
