WASHINGTON--SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement:

Organizers and workers fighting for a union: the rule announced today is good news. It means corporate bosses will have fewer opportunities to cheat you out of your right to join together.

"The changes announced by NLRB are modest in scope, but we are hopeful that they will help working men and women push back against the 40-year assault on their well-being. Faster and more streamlined elections will be better elections for those voting on whether to form a union."

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) unites 2 million diverse members in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. SEIU members working in the healthcare industry, public sector and property services believe in the power of joining together on the job to win higher wages and benefits and to create better communities while fighting for a more just society and an economy that works for all of us, not just corporations and the wealthy. www.seiu.org

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