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It’s On: House Committee Holding Hearing on Obama Recess Appointments
That question and several others are sure to come up during the House Education and Workforce Committee hearing scheduled on the topic tomorrow, Tuesday, February 7th at 10am.
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Posted in NLRB, Politics, Uncategorized, Unions
Tagged House Education & Workforce Committee, NLRB, Obama, recess appointments
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Harkin Will “Continue To Work To Pass EFCA,” While Senate Dems Oppose
SHOT: “Harkin To Introduce Bill To Help Middle Class Including One Provision From Failed EFCA Bill”: “Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, said Feb. 1 he plans to introduce in the coming … Continue reading
Former NLRB Chairman Discusses Latest Proposed Big Labor Bailout
Yesterday, we wrote: The National Relations Board (NLRB), now completely filled with five appointees, is wasting no time rolling out its Big Labor-friendly agenda. Board Chair Mark Pearce is moving forward with a series of regulations that will make it … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Labor, Block, Chairman Schaumber, Fox News, Griffin, Mark Pearce, Neil Cavuto, NLRB, Peter Schaumber, recess appointments
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House Committee To Hold Hearing On NLRB Recess Appointments
Committee Chair Rep. John Kline (R-MN) seeks to gather more information on how the Obama Administration determined the recent appointments were legitimate, especially since they were made when the U.S. Senate was convening in pro-forma sessions. Continue reading
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Tagged Block, Griffin, House Education & Workforce Committee, House Education and Workforce Chairman, Implications for America’s Workers and Employers, John Kline, NLRB, NLRB appointments, Obama Administration, pro forma, Rayburn HOB, recess appointments, U.S. Senate
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FAA Agreement Defends Worker Rights
While we continue to believe the National Mediation Board (NMB) ruling upending nearly a century of precedent was an extraordinary form of payback to Big Labor bosses, the legislative branch has met its constitutional obligation to serve as a check on the executive,” said Fred Wszolek, spokesperson for the Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI). Continue reading
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Tagged airline workers, Boehner, FAA, federal aviation administration, Fred Wszolek, Naitional mediation board, NMB, Obama regulations, railroad workers, Reid, Senate, WFI
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WFI Applauds Executive Appointment Reform Act Introduction
Legislation introduced by Representative Jeff Landry titled the Executive Appointment Reform Act (EARA) deserves the serious consideration of Members of Congress as it states “payment for services may not be made to an individual appointed during a recess of the Senate to fill a vacancy in an existing office, if the vacancy existed while the Senate was in session and was by law required to be filled by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.” On its own, this is noteworthy legislative language, but particular so since the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) used the Pay Act in defense of its actions writing it “sets out the circumstances in which a recess appointee may be paid a salary from the Treasury.” Continue reading
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Tagged Appointment Reform Act, Congress, Constitution, EARA, Executive Appointment Reform Act, Jeff Landry, Office of Legal Counsel, Pay Act, President Obama, recess appointments
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Former NLRB Chairman Discusses Obama’s Recess Appointments
Watch former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Peter Schaumber discuss the recent appointments by President Obama to the NLRB.
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Tagged Block, Cavuto, Griffin, NLRB, Obama, Recess, recess appointments, Schaumber
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WFI to USDA: New Labor Law Rules “Bad Policy”
“In sum, the Department has not established the statutory basis for its role in enforcing our local, state and national labor laws and it has not shown reasoned basis for the certification requirement,” argued Fred Wszolek, spokesman for WFI. “The rule is bad public policy and should be abandoned.” Continue reading →