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November 28, 2000 10:00 AM, EST

ST. PETERSBURG BEACH, Fla. — John N. Raudabaugh is more agitated than usual.

A former member of the National Labor Relations Board and now one of its most virulent critics, Raudabaugh blasted the board for recent decisions that he contends deprive management and employees of free choice.

“It’s remarkable in the number of case precedents reversed with no new facts,” Raudabaugh said in a speech to members of the North American Transportation Employee Relations Association Nov. 14.

As a result, he said, the NLRB has made it easier for unions to claim a right to represent contract personnel, raised the bar to decertify unions and made it more difficult for businesses to defend themselves against defamatory statements and violent protests by unions.

For the full story, see the Nov. 27 print edition of Transport Topics. .