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The House of Representatives recently passed legislation that would prevent the NLRB from forcing a business to close or relocate. This should show union bosses that their attempts to hijack the NLRB and other Federal agencies will not go unchallenged by workers and employers. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Department of Labor, NLRB, TSA Forced Unionization, Unions, WFI Letters Tagged Big Labor, Chamber of Commerce ad, Congress, NLRB, WFI

In 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama promised Big Labor that he would make the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act the law of the land—legislation that would cost America 600,000 jobs in the first year after its enactment. In 2010, voters went to … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, National Mediation Board, NLRB, TSA Forced Unionization Tagged Barack Obama, Craig Becker, Economy, EFCA, Joe Biden, John Pistole, NLRB, NMB, TSA

Last month, Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole paved the way for Big Labor’s latest bailout by forcing TSA employees to unionize.  This unprecedented move dangerously mixes our national security interests with the forced unionization agenda promoted by Union Bosses.  It … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, TSA Forced Unionization Tagged American Federation of Government Employees, John Pistole, National Treasury Employees Union, Payback, TSA, Unions

Last month, Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole took steps to provide “payback” to Big Labor by allowing Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees to collectively bargain.  This move dangerously mixed national security with the forced unionization agenda of the Union Bosses. … Continue reading

Posted in TSA Forced Unionization Tagged American Federation of Government Employees, John Pistole, National Treasury Employees Union, TSA

As Congress returns to Washington this week to resume legislative business, the rights of workers in the airline and railway industries are at stake. Recently, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee favorably reported H.R. 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, TSA Forced Unionization Tagged FFA Reauthorization Reform Act, TSA, Unions

By WFI Staff Turns out, the United Auto Workers may have been violating state law the entire time they’ve been pushing for a muscular union in a Chattanooga, TN Volkswagen plant. The details are still emerging.  But, a little-known Tennessee law (now … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics, State Coalitions, Unions Tagged Big Labor, big labor bosses, bill haslam, Card Check, chattanooga, chattanooga times free press, ellis smith, nashville, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Right-to-Work, secret ballots, senator mark green, tennessee, UAW, Union Bosses, union elections, United Auto Workers, volkswagen

by Fred Wszolek (originally published in Real Clear Politics) Recent weeks have not been kind to President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board. In the days since the historic ruling against the Board by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Congress, Department of Labor, NLRB, State Coalitions, Unions, WFI Statement Tagged arkema inc, Barack Obama, Big Labor, Congress, court of appeals, dc circuit, department of justice, federal government, House, Labor, Labor Board, Mark Pearce, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, President Obama, regulations, Small business, starbucks, steve womack, Supreme Court, time warner, Union Bosses, union cronies, united steelworkers of america, wall street journal, workplace, workplace fairness

This NLRB ruling was nothing more than a payback to union bosses to help stem their declining membership and makes a mockery of the secret ballot. Passage of this resolution would ensure that employers are able to fairly tell their side of the story especially since many of them can’t afford the proper counsel to deal with complex labor laws. More importantly, the resolution would ensure that the freedoms of workers and small businesses are protected. Missourians will be watching to see how Senator McCaskill votes on these ambush elections. Continue reading

Posted in State Coalitions Tagged Big Labor, Coalition to Protect Missouri Jobs, Jason Klindt, Missouri, NLRB, Senator McCaskill