Category Archives: Congress

Ready or Not, Here They Come: NLRB Fully Stocked with Big Labor’s Finest

by WFI Staff Don’t say we didn’t tell you when it all hits the fan. Some folks in Washington might be giddy with a sense of accomplishment that the National Labor Relations Board is now in full operation … well, … Continue reading

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The NLRB: Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing Impartiality

By WFI Staff Big Labor isn’t fooling anyone with the notion that the new National Labor Relations Board will actually be impartial.  In reality, the foxes are the ones guarding the hen house with this latest incarnation of Barack Obama’s rogue labor board.  The addition of some of the top … Continue reading

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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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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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Union Bosses Always Want It Their Way

By WFI Staff Union bosses have been unambiguous and very clear that they expect “payback” from the Obama Administration for their political contributions.  And that appears to be unfolding currently in the U.S. Senate.  Multiple reports show labor bosses on … Continue reading

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Schaumber: “Restoring Fairness To Labor Relations”

In a recent Washington Times’ op-ed, former National Labor Relations Board member Peter Schaumber attempts to dispel the notion that the current battle over the legitimacy of the Obama administration’s so-called “recess appointment” NLRB nominees is about “partisan bickering.”  A … Continue reading

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