Category Archives: Politics

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

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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

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Will Obama Deliver More Payback To Big Labor Under The Guise Of Protecting American Consumers?

The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today released the following statement in response to news reports that White House lawyers have concluded “President Obama has the legal authority to name Richard Cordray head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) through a recess appointment”: Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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WFI Responds to NLRB Nominations

Congress appears unlikely to support the nominations or allow any recess appointments… Continue reading

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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

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