Monthly Archives: June 2013

Union Boss Receives Appointment To Labor Department

By WFI Staff In case you missed this latest clip in yesterday’s POLITICO influence: BOCCHINI TO LABOR DEPARTMENT: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Deputy Political Director Michael Bocchini is leaving his post for the U.S. Department of Labor.  He’ll be chief of staff to … Continue reading

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Supreme Court To Decide The Fate Of Obama’s Unconstitutional “Recess” Appointments

This was just too good a case for the highest court in the land to pass up. But it’s also the kind of case that the U.S. Supreme Court cannot afford to ignore, either.  This may very well become one … Continue reading

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WFI Responds To Supreme Court Review Of Obama Recess Appointments

The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court deciding to review the NLRB v. Noel Canning decision: “We welcome the announcement that the U.S. Supreme Court will review the U.S Court … Continue reading

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Hold hearing for NLRB’s Solomon in S.C.

By Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in The Charleston Post and Courier) In all his wisdom, President Barack Obama recently saw fit to re-nominate Lafe Solomon, the current and acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to a … Continue reading

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Alexander and Roe: “The Senate Decides When It Is In Session – Not The President”

Hot over the unresolved and lingering so-called recess appointments made by President Obama to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) when the Senate was not in recess, Sen. Lamar Alexander Rep. Phil Roe – both from Tennessee –  teamed up … Continue reading

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NLRB’s Continuing Mischief At The Expense Of Worker Rights

by Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in Townhall.com) The National Employee Freedom Week (NEFW), which the Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) strongly supports, is a nationwide campaign aimed at educating employees about their statutory and constitutional right to not be a union … Continue reading

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In Yet Another Federal Court Rebuke, Big Labor Loses Its Posters

By WFI Staff It’s being praised as one of the most consequential federal court rulings in recent labor law: National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), et al. v. Chamber of Commerce, et al.  And it’s also, perhaps, one of the most damaging judicial … Continue reading

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WFI Responds To Introduction Of Senate & House Legislation

The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today issued the following statement in response to members of the U.S. Senate and House introducing legislation which will defend the hard-earned rights of American employees and employers that are under attack by union bosses: … Continue reading

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