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Workers and business owners can rest a little easier knowing that the threat of union bosses springing an election on them in their workplace isn’t going to happen any time soon. But let’s be clear, the threat remains and Big Labor will stop at nothing. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, NLRB, Politics Tagged Ambush Elections, Big Labor, NLRB, Senate

NLRB member Richard Griffin, whose appointment to the board bypassed the Senate through a recess appointment (even though the Senate was not in recess), is the former chief counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE). During his time at IUOE, a variety of union members were convicted of crimes ranging from tax evasion, connections to the mob, embezzlement, forgery and fraud. Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Big Labor, embezzlement, forgery, International Union of Operating Engineers, IUOE, NLRB, Obama, Richard Griffin, Senate, Senate confirmation, tax evasion, Unions

“Micro-unions only serve the interests of one constituency, union bosses. They hurt workers and businesses, and result in division, discord and disharmony in American workplaces,” said Fred Wszolek, spokesperson for the Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI). Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Bergdorf Goodman’s, Labor Health and Human Services Bill, Micro-unions, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Retail Wholesale, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, shoe dept, Specialty Healthcare, WFI

The same National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) that brought you micro-unions is issuing decision after decision, which while not necessarily fully precedent-setting is moving Board law in such a way as to undermine the legitimate rights of employees and employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act). Last week’s decisions provided two good examples. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses Tagged ALJ, hospital regulation, Lafe Solomon, NLRA, NLRB, Sodexo America, Tri-County Medical Center, Wynn Las Wegas

Unfortunately though, the White House has decided against standing with workers and small businesses and instead, has sided with labor bosses desperately seeking “payback.” After having invested half a billion dollars in President Obama’s election in 2008, union bosses have demanded gifts in return for their political contributions. And the problem has only grown worse with the November election upon us and labor bosses slated to contribute nearly 500 million dollars more, for a grand total of one billion. Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged AFL-CIO, Bergdorf Goodman, NLRB, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union

Workforce Fairness Institute wrote to Senators, including Senator Isakson, asking them to “restore the traditional standard for determining a collective bargaining unit.” The formation of micro-unions would result in an undue proliferation of units in workplaces and dramatically increase an … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions, WFI Letters Tagged Business, collective bargaining unit, Isakson, micro-union, Micro-unions, NLRB

The formation of micro-unions would result in an undue proliferation of units in workplaces, which is a detriment to both employees and employers. It will dramatically increase a business owner’s labor relations costs, and produce unrest and workplace disputes as different unions representing varying employees will seek distinctive pay structures and benefit packages. Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged AFL-CIO, Bergdorf Goodman, Big Labor, Capitol Hill, Isakson, Job Tester, Mark Pryor, Mary Landrieu, Micro-unions, NLRB, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, Senate, Senator Lindsey Graham, US Senate Committee on Appropriations

Despite President Obama’s talking points, it seems all is not fine in the private sector. Recently, Obama’s rogue NLRB concocted more schemes targeting businesses and hindering job creation. In it’s latest ambush on American business, the NLRB instituted a new … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses Tagged Business, Micro-unions, NLRB, regulation, video

The only beneficiary for such a misguided standard is union bosses who want easy access to an employer because they are unable to convince a majority of the employer’s workers to vote for the union. With access, labor organizers can more easily and less expensively organize the balance of employees. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, Unions Tagged amendment, Craig Becker, Health and Human Services, micro-union, NLRB, Obama Administration, Senator Lindsey Graham, Specialty Healthcare, Wszolek

NLRB Policy Harms Job Creation In Show Me State The Coalition to Protect Missouri Jobs (CPMOJ) today held an event highlighting the negative impact that “micro-unions” can have on job growth and asked Senator Claire McCaskill to take a stand … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Association of Building Contractors, Bergdorf Goodman, Big Labor, Kistler, McCaskill, Micro-unions, Missouri, NYC

‘Micro-Union’ Activity Has State Business Leaders Concerned Rory Brock June 13, 2012 Talk Business A late 2011 ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) now allows for “micro-union” formation, a move opposed by business groups that warn the decision … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses Tagged Dollar Thrifty, Micro-unions, Neiman Marcus, Nestle-Dryer Ice Cream, NLRB

Job creators are badly in need of certainty as they work, which includes relief from the proliferation of these micro-units, which would result in greater unemployment and business closures at the worst possible time.[16] Therefore, the vote to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars in the formation of micro-unions in private sector workplaces will serve as a real test for members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Their vote on this matter will be defining among employers in their states. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, EFCA, Unions Tagged AFL-CIO, Bergdorf Goodman, Biden, EFCA, Governor Scott Walker, Micro-unions, Micro-units, NLRB, Obama Administration, Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union, Specialty Healthcare, Trumka, Wisconsin

Recently, the board’s “ambush election” rule was struck down by a federal judge[7], while its Specialty Healthcare decision cleared the way for a micro-union to be formed at a Bergdorf Goodman store in New York where women’s shoes associates on two separate floors were allowed to form a collective bargaining unit.[8]

Clearly, with unemployment over eight percent for 40 consecutive months[9] and anemic job creation in May, the American people are focused on the economy and they understand unelected government bureaucrats issuing regulations will only negatively impact employees and employers at the worst possible time. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics Tagged Arkansas, Bergdorf Goodman, Big Labor, Bill Halter, Blanche Lincoln, Credit Suisse, EFCA, Governor Halter, Jobs, New York, NLRB, Obama, Scott Walker, shoes department, Specialty Healthcare, U.S. labor, Wisconsin