The rubber finally meets the road in Michigan today as the state’s recently passed right-to-work law goes into effect. It will be a major test for the 24th state to accept right-to-work as all eyes will be on Michigan in the … Continue reading
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By Katie Packer Gage (originally appeared in the State Journal Register) I was very troubled to learn recently that despite having made stalking illegal in Illinois, elected officials in the state have afforded union bosses an exemption. Yes, that’s correct; … Continue reading
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By Fred Wszolek In a brief filed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) the rogue three member Board told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that it was “profoundly mistaken” in Noel Canning by finding that … Continue reading
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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 Members of Congress are offering different pieces of legislation to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from continuing to defy a D.C. Circuit Court ruling that two of its three members, Sharon Block and Richard Griffin, were … 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
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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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