Congress | Big Labor Bailout

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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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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By WFI Staff The U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee is raising serious questions about National Labor Relations Board nominee and unconstitutional recess appointee Richard Griffin.  Griffin, a former general counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), is … Continue reading

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By WFI Staff While the U.S. House passed the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120) questions loom on the bill’s fate as it makes its next stop in the U.S. Senate.  Will the Senate pass it?  … Continue reading

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by Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in Townhall.com) This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is slated to vote on the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120) in an effort to rein a federal agency that has caused … Continue reading

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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

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By Fred Wszolek One real positive thing on the schedule in the 113th Congress is a bill to eliminate taxpayer funding of union activities.  That’s right – in case you missed it – current law allows government employees to conduct … Continue reading

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The Federal government is bleeding red ink, borrowing more than 33 cents of every dollar it spends. But, the NLRB is spending money like its water. Continue reading

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