President Obama has done more favors, more often, for organized labor than any other president, outpacing even FDR and Harry Truman in the lightning speed with which he has rushed to fulfill the union agenda. Calling Obama pro-union is putting … Continue reading
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As you may remember, despite all of the efforts of Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid, Congress stopped short of passing the Employee Free Choice Act.
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An unusual split in the labor movement has developed over President Obama’s proposed free-trade pact with South Korea, with two powerful unions backing the deal.
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Senate Republicans have blocked a measure that would have granted police officers, firefighters and other public safety workers the right to collectively bargain over wages, hours and working conditions.
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When labor lawyer Craig Becker’s nomination to the National Labor Relations Board was rejected by a bipartisan vote of the Senate in February, it was due to fears on both sides of the aisle about Card Check.
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Although the Republican Party enjoyed many victories last month, the Obama administration still has the upper-hand in many battles since it controls many agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board.
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As he prepares to take the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee’s gavel, Republican Rep. John Kline says his top priority will be “jobs and the economy.”
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Rep. John Kline (R-MN) was selected today to serve as Chairman of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee in the 112th Congress.
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