By WFI Staff Not even a month on the job and freshly minted U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez is already taking the federal agency in a controversial direction. We knew Perez had a checkered past, from questionable legal maneuvers while … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Department of Labor, Politics, Unions Tagged Department of Labor, health care reform, labor department, medicaid, nurses, nursing assistants, obamacare, seniors, service employees international union, thomas perez, Union Bosses, Unions
By WFI Staff In case you missed this latest clip in yesterday’s POLITICO influence: BOCCHINI TO LABOR DEPARTMENT: United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Deputy Political Director Michael Bocchini is leaving his post for the U.S. Department of Labor. He’ll be chief of staff to … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Department of Labor, micro-unions, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Big Labor, collective bargaining agreements, keith kelly, michael bocchini, Micro-unions, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Obama Administration, politico, President Obama, thomas perez, united food and commercial workers
By WFI Staff It is a rare development when the District of Columbia government disagrees with the Obama Administration, but that’s what’s transpiring over Davis-Bacon rules. Yet, today, they are suing their friends in the federal government. It was recently … Continue reading
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By WFI Staff It’s been longstanding practice under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 that workers and employers can openly discuss matters surrounding union representation or organizing. A major part of that law is the “advice exemption” which gives employers … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Congress, Department of Labor, Politics, Unions Tagged advice exemption, american bar association, Big Labor, Department of Labor, federal labor laws, House Education and Workforce Chairman, House Education and Workforce Committee, John Kline, labor department, labor management reporting and disclosure act of 1959, labor rules, labor secretary, Obama Administration, obama white house, Phil Roe, President Obama, union cronies, union lobbyists, Unions
Workforce Fairness Institute Executive Director Fred Wszolek sent the following letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee opposing the nomination of Thomas Perez for Department of Labor Secretary: May … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Congress, Department of Labor, NLRB, Politics, Unions, WFI Letters Tagged Barack Obama, Big Labor, Department of Labor, HELP, Labor, labor secretary, montgomery county, perez, President Obama, Senate, Senate Health Education labor and Pensions Committee, senate help, thomas perez, Unions
By Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in Real Clear Policy) The expectation for President Obama’s nominee to the U.S. Department of Labor was never particularly high among those in the business community. After four years with former Congresswoman Hilda Solis – an … Continue reading
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By WFI Staff After an intense and nearly three hour-long markup convened today by the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120) was approved by a vote of 23 to 15. … Continue reading
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Apparently, Chicago union bosses like to bill themselves as the nation’s foremost authorities on everything Penny Pritzker. A longtime and very valuable Obama fundraising ally, Pritzker recently resigned from the Windy City’s school board to possibly accept the President’s nomination … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, Department of Labor, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged board of education, Chicago, chitown, hyatt, karen lewis, penny pritzker, tif, us commerce secretary, windy city