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
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
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged checks and balances, Congress, Constitution, Harry Reid, House, House Education and Workforce Committee, hr 1120, legislation, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, phil kerpen, President Obama, preventing greater uncertainty in labor management relations act, Senate, senate majority leader, townhall, townhall.com, us house, us senate
By WFI Staff Rewind to only two months ago when the House Education and Workforce Committee held a seminal hearing on the future of the National Labor Relations Board. That hearing set the stage for eventual Committee markup and passage … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Barack Obama, House, House Education and Workforce Committee, hr 1120, International Union of Operating Engineers, IUOE, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, obama white house, President Obama, recess appointments, Richard Griffin, Sharon Block, the preventing greater uncertainty in labor management relations act, us house
By WFI Staff Congress is gearing up for a showdown on the fate of the controversial National Labor Relations Board. The U.S. House is set to vote next week on H.R. 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act. After … Continue reading
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By Fred Wszolek Congressman George Miller, Ranking Member on the U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee issued an inaccurate and incomplete press release earlier today. It said, in part: “While this battle [over the National Labor Relations Board’s authority to … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Barack Obama, congressman george miller, congressman miller, Constitution, Craig Becker, dc circuit court, Fred Wszolek, House, House Education and Workforce Committee, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, President Obama, Richard Griffin, Senate, the framers
The next handout to union bosses is the personal contact information of workers; their telephone numbers and personal email addresses to be used during organizing campaigns. Imagine, the U.S. Government believes it is entitled to provide Jimmy Hoffa, the general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the telephone numbers and email addresses of workers who want little else than to work hard and enjoy time with their families and loved ones at day’s end. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics Tagged AFL-CIO, Big Labor, Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 3094, House Education and Workforce Committee, Jimmy Hoffa, John Kline, KEEP, Keeping Employees’ Emails and Phones Secure Act, National Labor Relations Act, Teamsters, Trumka, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act