Monthly Archives: July 2013

NLRB Now Fully Stocked

By WFI Staff With the Senate vote to confirm five members to the National Labor Relations Board, four of which are new, Big Labor is likely anticipating more giveaways from the federal agency, which now has the AFL-CIO’s former counsel … Continue reading

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Lafe Solomon Swap For Richard Griffin: From Bad To Worse

By WFI Staff Recently, much has been made about the fact that the “nuclear option” was averted.  To achieve that end, Republicans conceded to votes on a number of executive nominees,  but required the National Labor Relations Board nominees – … Continue reading

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Bar The Door

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is continuing to issue decisions reversing carefully thought out decisions of administrative law judges even after a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that it is without lawful authority to issue … Continue reading

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Big Labor Runs Great American City Into The Ground

The Detroit Free-Press is reporting the City of Detroit could file for federal bankruptcy as soon as tomorrow.  This would mark the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. So, what happened to Detroit – once a great American city and … Continue reading

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Third Court Decides Against Obama’s So-Called Recess Appointments

Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit signed on to the decisions issued by U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, as well as the Third Circuit and found that President Obama’s recess appointments of Sharon … Continue reading

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Unless Congress Acts to Restrain the NLRB, Dog Days Are Ahead for U.S. Manufacturers

By Peter Schaumber (originally appeared in CQ Roll Call) If the National Labor Relations Board has its way, U.S. manufacturers may have their highly integrated workforces carved up into a multiplicity of collective bargaining units at the behest of unions … Continue reading

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Big Labor Poised To Drop A Nuclear Option On The Senate

By WFI Staff Union bosses are salivating at the thought of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid running roughshod over Senate rules – and, ultimately, the Constitution.  They’re pulling out all stops, putting the United States Senate in their target scope … Continue reading

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