WASHINGTON — The House is poised to pass a measure that would undermine the government’s high-profile labor case against Boeing by curtailing the National Labor Relations Board’s enforcement power.

The bill would prohibit the federal agency from ordering any employer to shut down plants or relocate work, even if a company illegally retaliates against unionized employees.

House Republicans say the board should not have the power to dictate where a private business can locate. GOP lawmakers have vilified the NLRB for filing a complaint in April that alleges Boeing punished union workers in Washington state when it opened a new production line for its 787 airplane in South Carolina, a right-to-work state.

“This action is having a chilling effect on businesses all across the country,” said Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

The bill is likely to pass the GOP-controlled House easily today, but it isn’t expected to get far in the Senate, where Democratic leaders have no plans to let it come to a vote.

Republicans and their allies in the business community have gone after the NLRB for more than a year, as the agency has issued a spate of union-friendly decisions and rules.

Pa.’s UPMC acquires Erie doctors groupERIE — The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has added a large physician group in Erie to its network.UPMC announced Wednesday that the Erie Physicians Network (EPN), which serves more than 35,000 patients, will join its network as of Nov. 1.Officials with EPN say the merger will provide them access to sophisticated resources and technologies.The new organization will operate under the name Erie Physicians Network-UPMC.UPMC also acquired Erie’s Hamot Hospital earlier this year.