What We're Reading Today: Labor News Roundup

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)DC police union head blasts arbitration decision, WTOP
A war of words between the D.C. police union and Mayor Vincent Gray's office has reached a fever pitch following an arbitrator's ruling on officer wages Monday. Police officers have not received a raise in six years as the union has been locked in a stalemate with District officials.
NLRB Issues 'Commonsense' Union Election Rule, AFL-CIO blog
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Wednesday issued a proposed rule that would alleviate the delays, inefficiencies, abuse of process and unnecessary litigation that plague the current system for workers who want to vote on whether to have a union.