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Must Read Article Via TheTruthAboutPLAs.com: House to Vote on Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements Again: Oppose Grimm Amendment Striking Section 517 from H.R. 5854 May 31, 2012 – 1:49 pm Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider the Military Construction, … Continue reading

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By Fred Wszolek When it comes to balancing the free choice of workers against the interests of a union in having more dues-paying members, the Obama labor board known as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) always seems to come … Continue reading

Posted in NLRB, Politics Tagged Fred Wszolek, NLRB, Obama, Unions

MEET AFL-CIO’S NEW CO-GENERAL COUNSEL New Position Created For Big Labor’s Poster Boy? “Craig Becker, the former embattled member of the National Labor Relations Board, will become co-general counsel of the A.F.L.-C.I.O., the labor federation announced on Tuesday morning.  Mr. … Continue reading

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How far will Big Labor go to line its own pockets while hurting the rest of us? And how far will the NLRB go help them do it? Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Politics Tagged Big Labor, C-SPAN, Isakson, NLRB, Sen. Johnny Isakson

When Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine decided to “cede control of Northern Virginia’s most ambitious public works project to a ‘dysfunctional’ Washington, D.C., board,” there are signs that he probably did so at the behest of his union boss friends. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections Tagged Department of Transportation, Governor, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, MWAA, Tim Kaine, Virginia, Washington Free Beacon

Senators like Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Jon Tester of Montana have backed the union boss agenda by voting in favor of ambush elections in the U.S. Senate. And former Gov. Tim Kaine, who is running for the Senate from Virginia, won’t state his position. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Congress, Unions Tagged Ambush Elections, Big Labor, Boasberg, Capitol Hill, Congress, NLRB, Union, Unions

What Do Union Bosses Want Now? Trumka on labor helping Dems: “Won’t be as much as it was in the past.” Facts: Labor Bosses Plan To Spend More Than $400 Million Dollars For Obama During 2012 Presidential Election: “Unions are … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Big Labor, Bosses, Democrats, Labor, Obama, Union Bosses

by Fred Wszolek The true extent of the campaign being waged against worker rights by the Obama administration and union bosses came into greater clarity over the course of the last several months with the president attacking right-to-work laws before … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics Tagged AFL-CIO, Charlotte, Commerce Dept Bureau of Economic Analysis, CPI-U, North Carolina, Obama, obama campaign, Right-to-Work, Union, Union Bosses, worker rights

Senator Mike Enzi’s (R-WY) S.J. Res. 36 would have stopped the National Labor Relations Board’s “ambush election” rule in its tracks – if 54 Senators didn’t vote against it. But, beyond the muscled grip that Big Labor bosses and their lobbyists have on Congress, it comes as no surprise once you see how much loot the Democratic National Convention Committee and the Obama White House is asking for – all of it from union bosses. Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged American Federation of Teachers, Big Labor, Charlotte, Congressional Review Act, CRA, DNC, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Laborers Union, National Education Association, North Carolina

Unfortunately Richard Trumka isn’t the only Big Labor boss with a salary that’s out of control. In fact, his very generous income of $293,750 in 2011 is about average. According to the Labor Department’s total compensation figures, many of the top labor leaders make even more than Trumka: Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Department of Labor, Feature, Politics, Unions Tagged AFL-CIO, AFT, American Federation of Teachers, Hansen, Hoffa, Mary Kay Henry, National Education Association, NEA, SEIU, Teamsters, Trumka, UFCW, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Weingarten

Today’s vote demonstrates that the words of some elected officials in Washington, D.C. are not matched by their actions, particularly in relation to the central issue confronting our nation, job creation. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Congress, NLRB, Politics, WFI Statement Tagged Ambush Elections, Congress, Fred Wszolek, joint resolution, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, votes, Washington

Speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate in favor of the resolution of disapproval to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) unfair ambush election rule, Senator Enzi said even former President John F. Kennedy opposed such an idea. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged “Election” Rule, Ambush Elections, Enzi, JFK, NLRB, Senate, Senator Enzi

Watch the video below His press release explains, “During a debate today on the resolution of disapproval to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ambush elections rule, Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Uncategorized Tagged Ambush Elections, Health Eduaction Labor and Pensions (HELP), HELP, Mike Enzi, NLRB, rulemaking, Sen. Enzi, Wyoming

Ask your senators where they stand. Do they support the right of workers to participate in a fair unionization election? Do they support the right of business owners to have enough time to educate their workers? Or do they support union bosses in their attempt to change the rules that benefit them? Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses Tagged Big Labor, Business, NLRB, Senate, unionization

Recently, Senator John Thune published an op-ed on the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ambush election rule and efforts in Congress to undo the regulation in advance of it taking effect on April 30th. This week, the U.S. Senate will vote on S.J. Res. 36, a joint resolution of disapproval, which under the Congressional Review Act has the weight of law once passed by a simple majority in both houses of Congress and signed by the president. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout Tagged Clinton, Congress, Congressional Review Act, Credit Suisse, EFCA, Gould, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Reagan, Senator John Thune, Small Business Administration, United States Chamber of Commerce

“Friends Like These” NLRB Email Suggests ACORN, Union Ties To The Board “Friends Like These” NLRB Email Suggests ACORN, Union Ties To The Board April 20, 2012 Cause of Action An email produced via FOIA to Cause of Action in … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses Tagged ACORN, Boeing, FOIA, Lafe Solomon