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President Obama Delivers Payback To Big Labor
President Obama’s recess appointments of Richard Griffin and Sharon Block to the National Labor Relations Board are an incredible giveaway to Big Labor. This White House has demonstrated beyond question that it places greater importance on paying back union bosses than creating jobs and turning around the economy. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics
Tagged Big Labor, Boehner, Cordray, Dept. of Justice, Katyal, NLRB, Obama, recess appointments, Richard Block, Sharon Griffin, White House
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Joe Biden Does Not Heart Recess Appointments
“As I said, we don’t work for the president. And no president is entitled to the appointment of anyone he nominates. No president is entitled by the mere fact he has nominated someone. That’s why they wrote the Constitution the way they did: It says ‘advice and consent.” — Senator Joe Biden, Committee On Foreign Relations, 5/12/05 Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics, Unions
Tagged Big Labor, Constitution, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid, Joe Biden, John Kerry, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Obama, recess appointments
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WFI Memo: Big Labor & 2011
In the court of public opinion, labor bosses have already lost, and in a few years, we might look back at NRLB rulings on matters such as “ambush” elections and Specialty Healthcare as the death rattle of Big Labor’s influence. And we’ll be proud for helping hasten that day. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, EFCA, Feature, NLRB, Politics, Unions, WFI Letters, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act
Tagged AFL-CIO, Ambush Elections, Americans, Big Labor, Boeing, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Congress, Craig Becker, Democrats, Dept. of Justice, EFCA, International Association of Machinists, Jobs, Labor Law, NLRB, Obama Administration, Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act, Quickie Elections, Supreme Court, Washington State, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act
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Senators Warn Obama On NLRB Recess Appointments
Since Congress is in a winter recess, Big Labor is urging the president to put their friends Block and Griffin on the NLRB. But, Senate leaders wrote a letter to the president warning him that it would set a “dangerous precedent” and undermine the Constitutional process. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics
Tagged Appointments, Block, Confirmation, Congress, Constitution, Craig Becker, Griffin, NLRB, Obama, Obama nominations, Senate
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Workers & Small Business Owners Breathe A Sigh Of Relief With Becker Withdrawal
Today President Obama formally withdrew the nomination of union lawyer Craig Becker to sit on the National Labor Relations Board. Becker’s radical, pro-Big Labor views made his confirmation by the Senate virtually impossible. So, instead, President Obama used his power … Continue reading
WFI Responds to NLRB Nominations
Congress appears unlikely to support the nominations or allow any recess appointments… Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics
Tagged Appointments, Fred Wszolek, NLRB, Obama
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Obama Labor Board Threatens American Employer
As Agency Withdraws Boeing Complaint, Acting General Counsel Says He Will Pursue Similar Action Against Others Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics
Tagged Boeing, Lafe Solomon, NLRB, South Carolina, Threats, WFI Statements
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