Madam Chair, again, I have respect for the gentlewoman on this, but I have to respectfully oppose this amendment, which is intended to tilt the playing field even further against workers and in favor of union bosses, more so than the underlying bill already does. By requiring union elections to be held as early as practicable, union bosses will have an unfair advantage because it deprives workers of adequate opportunity to hear from their employer about potential risks of unionization. The PRO Act codifies the Obama NLRB's ambush election rule, which shortened the time before a union election takes place from a median of 38 days to as few as 11 days. This amendment would further reduce that time, increasing union bosses' advantage. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
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