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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

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Politics, Right to work legislation Tagged Big Labor, kurt weiss, labor movement, labor union, Michigan, rick snyder, Right-to-Work, rtw, Union, Union Bosses, union cronies

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

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Politics, Unions Tagged anti stalking, Big Labor, illinois, Katie packer gage, Labor, Labor dispute, stalking, Union Bosses

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

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged chutzpa, court of appeals, dc circuit court, department of justice, doj, flex-n-gate texas llc, Fred Wszolek, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, noel canning, scotus

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

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Department of Labor, EFCA, Hilda Solis, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Barack Obama, Department of Labor, detroit news, dol, EFCA, Employee Forced Choice Act, Employee Free Choice Act, Hilda Solis, justice department, labor department, licensing and regulation, living wage law, maryland, maryland department of labor, minimum wage, montgomery county, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, President Obama, recession, recovery, Richard Griffin, thomas perez

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

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics Tagged Barack Obama, Big Labor, big labor bosses, checks and balances, Constitution, court of appeals, dc circuit court, Economy, invalid nlrb, lamar alexander, legislation, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, President Obama, Richard Griffin, Senate, Sharon Block, Unions, us constitution

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

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Congress, Department of Labor, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Barack Obama, court of appeals, House, house committee on education and the workforce, House of Representatives, hr 1120, John Kline, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Obama recess appointments, Phil Roe, President Obama, preventing greater uncertainty in labor management relations act, pro forma, recess appointments, Senate, senate recess appointments

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

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

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Congress, Department of Labor, NLRB, State Coalitions, Unions, WFI Statement Tagged arkema inc, Barack Obama, Big Labor, Congress, court of appeals, dc circuit, department of justice, federal government, House, Labor, Labor Board, Mark Pearce, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, President Obama, regulations, Small business, starbucks, steve womack, Supreme Court, time warner, Union Bosses, union cronies, united steelworkers of america, wall street journal, workplace, workplace fairness

Apparently, union bosses are getting too politically big for their britches these days.  Big Labor wants to test the waters and see just how far they can take their influence.  If having their number one fan in the White House … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged AFLCIO, Barack Obama, Big Labor, Big Labor Bailout, big labor bosses, Communications Workers of America, CWA, john wojcik, larry cohen, National Labor Relations Board, peoples world, President Obama, recess appointments, Senate, Union Bosses, White House

The “recess” appointment issue concerning the National Labor Relations Board is coming to a head.  Federal judges apparently aren’t as interested in hearing the NLRB appeal on “ambush” elections as they are in having the government agency answer why it’s … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged bill mcmorris, Constitution, court of appeals, federal judges, jeanette geary, labor union report, National Labor Relations Board, national right to work, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, NLRB, nrtw, nurses union, President Obama, recess appointments, rhode island, us court of appeals, Washington Free Beacon, White House

by Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in The Washington Times) Any consumer of politics and policy debates in the nation’s capital will recall the countless times President Obama has called on those serving in Congress to set aside pettiness and partisanship … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Barack Obama, Big Labor, Constitution, constitutional, court of appeals, dc, fred ws, Fred Wszolek, International Union of Operating Engineers, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Obama, Politics, President Obama, recess appointments, Richard Griffin, Senate, Sharon Block, us constitution, us senate, Washington

We can’t help but notice the stench of back-to-back cronyism permeating the halls of the Obama Administration these days.  It’s not enough that Barack Obama’s White House completely ignores the Constitution and directives from a federal appeals court over the … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Department of Labor, Hilda Solis, micro-unions, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Barack Obama, ben goad, Big Labor, Department of Labor, direct care, dol, hostess, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Obama Administration, President Obama, regulations, The Hill, trade adjustment assistance, Union Bosses, union cronies, Unions

By Fred Wszolek The harassment of America’s largest exporter, the Boeing Company, by a frivolous complaint filed against it by the Acting General Counsel (AGC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Lafe Solomon was a headline throughout the country.  … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, micro-unions, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Big Labor, boch honda, Boeing, cronyism, federal court, Fred Wszolek, Lafe Solomon, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Obama labor board, President Obama, Small business, Union Bosses, union cronies

by Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in Townhall.com) At this stage, it should seem glaringly obvious to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Members Richard Griffin and Sharon Block that they should step down from the government agency. Both the legitimacy of … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged advice and consent restoration act, coney island, court of appeals, dc circuit court, federal court, Fox News, Fred Wszolek, goodfellas, International Union of Operating Engineers, IUOE, iuoe local 501, los angeles, museum of modern art, National Labor Relations Board, nevada, New York, NLRB, nlrb freeze act of 2013, restoring the constitutional balance of power act of 2013, Richard Griffin, senator john barrasso, Senator Lamar Alexander, senator mike johanns, Sharon Block, southern california, staten island, townhall, wall street journal, Washington Free Beacon

The word is out on the National Labor Relations Board: despite the historic ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals finding President Obama’s NLRB recess appointments unconstitutional, the Board doesn’t seem to care. But, that’s not a good way … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Barack Obama, chamber of commerce, Constitution, court of appeals, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, politico, President Obama, recess appointments, rogue labor board, thomas donahue, unconstitutional

Associate Justice Pledged To Excuse Herself From Any Cases In Which She Was Involved & Filed Briefs.  Constitutionality Of Obama NLRB Recess Appointments May Be Headed To U.S. Supreme Court: President Obama’s Recess Appointments To The National Labor Relations Board … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged amicus briefs, Barack Obama, Bloomberg, Constitution, elena kagan, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, patrick leahy, President Obama, recess appointments, scotus, senate judiciary committee, solicitor general, Supreme Court, tom schoenberg