In an exclusive interview on CNBC, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says if Boeing refuses to unionize its South Carolina plant, she believes it should be closed down. Let the record show that in a terrible economy, Leader Pelosi is … Continue reading
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The Long Island Railroad pension fund has continually been ransacked by high-ranking, white-collar officials claiming disability. Union bosses coached these individuals to earn a yearly disability and retirement check of $105,000, in some instances, with the help of some Big … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Unions Tagged Big Labor, MTA, NYC
During the committee’s markup of this legislation, every member of the committee agreed that job creation was important, but many pro-union boss representatives were in complete denial about the negative effects of the NLRB’s onerous new requirements on employers. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Department of Labor, NLRB Tagged NLRB, Workforce Fairness & Democracy Act
The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today released the following statement in response to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce approving the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094): “Today, Congress took another step toward reining in an out-of-control … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics Tagged NLRB, WFI, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act
“President Obama simply ‘can’t wait’ to payback his friends in Big Labor. While the president talks about job creation, his concerns rest with rewarding political allies at the expense of workers and small businesses,” said Fred Wszolek, spokesperson for the Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI). Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Feature Tagged Big Labor, Obama, Right-to-Work, WFI
While there are many ways the NLRB is carrying water for Big Labor, two actions by this rogue agency prompted the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act: the proposal for “quickie” elections and the decision that allowed “micro-units.” While labor bosses applauded these actions, workers and small businesses beseeched Congress to do something to stop the union lackeys at the NLRB. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA, NLRB, Unions Tagged Micro-units, NLRB, Quickie Elections
wo Chicago union lobbyists chalk up a day of substitute teaching to qualifying for a full state teacher pension. The City of Chicago granted these lobbyists, both of whom were union employees, state teacher pensions after they passed “crony qualifications” by substitute teaching for one day, according to a Tribune/WGN-TV investigation. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Unions Tagged Chicago, Pension Funds, Retirement, Union Bosses
The NLRB’s job is to interpret the nation’s labor law, not to promote the interests of unions. However, the Big Labor bias at the NLRB is clear and the only way to rein in this rogue agency is for Congress to pass this important legislation. Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Campaigns & Elections, NLRB, Unions Tagged H.R. 3094, NLRB, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act