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Rubio looks to amend NLRB rules on merit pay

Apr 27, 2012 | News

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), seen as a possible vice presidential candidate for GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, proposed legislation on Thursday that would amend rules issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that put limits on merit pay for union members.

“It is a sad day in America when no matter how hard an employee works, he or she is blocked from higher earning potential,” Rubio said. “This bill fixes this arbitrary ceiling placed on these workers and allows the free market to function as it is supposed to.

“These kind of actions by the NLRB are the very root of the larger issue at hand: a board of unelected government bureaucrats dictating to businesses what employees are worth.”

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