Month: August 2011

  • Card Check | Big Labor Bailout

    California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 104 last night, legislation passed by the state legislature that would have changed the rules in union-organizing elections to a card check process. Card check is a top priority for Big Labor because it … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA Tagged California, Card Check, Governor Jerry Brown

    Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah is taking the fight directly to President Obama’s labor board, introducing legislation that stops recent actions by the National Labor Relations Board to limit the rights of workers. The NLRB over the last few months has … Continue reading

    Posted in NLRB Tagged Arizona, Card Check, EFCA, NLRA, NLRB, Representative Jason Chaffetz, Representative Joe Wilson, Representative Trey Gowdy, Secret Ballot, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah

    Speaking in Iowa yesterday to announce his candidacy for President, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty vowed to hold union bosses accountable and oppose their agenda of forced unionization.  In his speech, he promised to oppose the job-killing Employee ‘Forced’ Choice … Continue reading

    Posted in Politics Tagged Card Check, EFCA, NLRB, Tim Pawlenty

    Last month, the Workforce Fairness Institute partnered with the California NFIB to highlight that card checking legislation was on the verge of being enacted into law. The U.S. Congress has rejected similar legislation promoted by Big Labor known as the … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA Tagged California, Card Check, EFCA, Governor Jerry Brown, Secret Ballot

    The Bailouts For Big Labor Continue: Obama’s Labor Board To Sue Arizona For Protecting The Rights’ Of Workers How The Obama Administration & Big Labor Are Waging Coordinated War On Your Right To Work Hatch: ‘We’re Going To Win’ Against … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout Tagged Arizona, Barack Obama, Card Check, Craig Becker, EFCA, NLRB, Orrin Hatch, Payback, Right-to-Work, Secret Ballot, South Carolina

    WFI continues to educate Americans on why last week’s unprecedented complaint against the Boeing Corporation seeking to stop it from building any of its 787 Dreamliner aircrafts in a non-union plant in South Carolina, a right-to-work state, matters. This morning’s … Continue reading

    Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Barack Obama, Boeing, Card Check, EFCA, Lafe Solomon, NLRB, Right-to-Work, South Carolina

    Bring Federal Labor Law Into The 21st Century These trends became evident at the same time that union leaders had unlimited access to what were most likely their most sympathetic president and Congress ever, in great part because the labor … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA, NLRB Tagged Barack Obama, Boeing, Card Check, EFCA, NLRB, Payback, Right-to-Work

    WFI’s Katie Gage was a guest on NFIB.com to discuss Big Labor’s agenda. Craig Becker’s nomination to the National Labor Relations Board Specialty Healthcare case before the National Labor Relations Board Card Check also known as the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout Tagged Card Check, Craig Becker, EFCA, Katie Gage, NFIB, NLRB, Specialty Healthcare Case

  • Secret Ballot | Big Labor Bailout

    Posted on FlashReport.com John Kabateck June 20, 2011 What is it with union bosses’ hatred of the secret ballot? For years, they have been pushing for legislation at the federal level that would strip workers’ right to vote by secret … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA Tagged California, EFCA, Governor Jerry Brown, Secret Ballot

    Representative Jason Chaffetz of Utah is taking the fight directly to President Obama’s labor board, introducing legislation that stops recent actions by the National Labor Relations Board to limit the rights of workers. The NLRB over the last few months has … Continue reading

    Posted in NLRB Tagged Arizona, Card Check, EFCA, NLRA, NLRB, Representative Jason Chaffetz, Representative Joe Wilson, Representative Trey Gowdy, Secret Ballot, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah

    Former National Labor Relations Board Chairman Peter Schaumber opines in today’s Daily Caller on how the NLRB has become heavily politicized and focused on attacking the secret ballot in union-organizing elections. More: The recent lawsuits filed by the National Labor … Continue reading

    Posted in NLRB Tagged Daily Caller, NLRB, Peter C. Schaumber, Secret Ballot

    Last month, the Workforce Fairness Institute partnered with the California NFIB to highlight that card checking legislation was on the verge of being enacted into law. The U.S. Congress has rejected similar legislation promoted by Big Labor known as the … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA Tagged California, Card Check, EFCA, Governor Jerry Brown, Secret Ballot

    Posted on Townhall.com Defying efforts by both small and large businesses to create jobs and protect workers, whether union or non-union, President Obama’s labor board, namely the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has undertaken an assault against non-union jobs created … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, NLRB Tagged AFL-CIO, Arizona, Barack Obama, Boeing, Craig Becker, EFCA, Lafe Solomon, NLRB, Richard Trumka, Right-to-Work, Secret Ballot, South Carolina, Unions, WFI

    The Bailouts For Big Labor Continue: Obama’s Labor Board To Sue Arizona For Protecting The Rights’ Of Workers How The Obama Administration & Big Labor Are Waging Coordinated War On Your Right To Work Hatch: ‘We’re Going To Win’ Against … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout Tagged Arizona, Barack Obama, Card Check, Craig Becker, EFCA, NLRB, Orrin Hatch, Payback, Right-to-Work, Secret Ballot, South Carolina

    There is a new theme that is becoming more of a trend in Washington: another day, another bailout for Big Labor compliments of the Obama Administration.  After filing a complaint against The Boeing Company for locating a plant in South … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA, NLRB Tagged Arizona, Barack Obama, EFCA, NLRB, Payback, Richard Trumka, Secret Ballot

    The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) released the following statement in response to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) suing the state of Arizona over its defense of the secret ballot: “Another day and another bailout from President Obama’s labor board … Continue reading

    Posted in EFCA, NLRB Tagged Arizona, Barack Obama, NLRB, Secret Ballot