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Union elections have been stalled during coronavirus. A Pa. congressman wants to change that.

The National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor laws, postponed all union elections because officials it didn’t believe the votes, which are typically conducted in person, could be carried out safely.

For a month and a half after the city went into lockdown, City Council couldn't introduce legislation. Another government-related side effect of the coronavirus? Union elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board were stalled.
For a month and a half after the city went into lockdown, City Council couldn't introduce legislation. Another government-related side effect of the coronavirus? Union elections overseen by the National Labor Relations Board were stalled.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer