NC miners challenge NLRB policy blocking vote to remove union

NC miners challenge NLRB policy blocking vote to remove union

Employees at a western North Carolina mining operation are asking the National Labor Relations Board to overturn a Biden-era policy they say is preventing them from voting to remove a union they no longer want, a case that could have national implications now that the federal labor board has regained a quorum. Workers at The Quartz Corp.’s Spruce Pine facility filed a petition in late 2025 seeking a union decertification election to remove Unite…