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The NLRB is working to bring division, discord, and disharmony to workplaces. They also intend to deliver it to the email inboxes, voicemails, and even the front porches of employees. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress Tagged contact information, labor bosses, NLRB, Union, Union Bosses

The agency’s complaint was filed in September 2011, against Caesars Entertainment Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino’s, the owner and operator of Caesar’s Palace in Las, Vegas, Nevada. Last week, an administrative law judge soundly rejected the NLRB’s argument. The judge also rejected the NLRB’s claim that four other employer work rules violated the law. The agency lucked out with one violation of the six alleged. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics Tagged Boeing, Caesar’s Palaca, Las Vegas, National Labor Relations Act, NLRB, Obama, Section 7

President Obama is a well-known basketball fan and it is only appropriate to draw a parallel with the game during March Madness. A point guard needs to know the power forward is going to be on the block before he makes the pass under the basket. His teammate doesn’t actually have to be there when the ball leaves his hands, but he does require the certainty that his fellow player will be there once the ball arrives. One might refer to that as confidence. Without it, that team is unlikely to win. It seems simple to understand and completely logical. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses Tagged March Madness, NLRB, Obama, Obama Administation, Washington

In light of your announced plans, WFI respectfully requests that all the comments received by the Board on its original proposal to amend the Excelsior Rule, both pro and con, be made immediately available on the NLRB’s web site. This will enable the public to be fully informed and further comment on any changes in the rule before they are made. Continue reading

Posted in NLRB, Unions, WFI Letters Tagged Congress, Excelsior Rule, Fred Wszolek, Letters, Mark Pearce, National Labor Relations Act, tele-marketers, WFI

Who is the American worker’s best friend? While everyone may have a different opinion on that question, it’s likely few would say Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. But when the International Longshoreman’s Association was gearing up to give its “Best Friend … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Politics, Unions Tagged American worker award, Big Labor, China, Chinese Premier, International Longshoreman’s Association, Wen Jiabao

The true irony here is that while Trumka extols the virtues of the struggling modern worker, blasting “people [who] can drop in five or six million bucks at the drop of a hat to alter a presidential race,” he’s living it up with his other Big Labor buddies at the Buena Vista Hotel and Spa in Orlando.
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Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses Tagged AFL-CIO, Big Labor, Buena Vista Hotel and Spa, Campaign 2012, Orlando, re-election, Super PAC, Trumka

In the spirit of disguising anti-worker legislation with friendly-sounding names (remember the “Employee Free Choice Act?”), this bill is called the Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers Act, or RESPECT Act. The only thing this bill respects, though, is the power of union bosses to expand their grip on America’s workplaces. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, RESPECT Act Tagged NLRB, Re-empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradeworkers Act, RESPECT Act, Senator Dick Durbin, Senator Richard Blumenthal, South Carolina

In the end, graduate student research assistants – just as their title clearly states – are students, not workers, with a primarily educational, not economic, relationship with their employer. And while this seems obvious to nearly anyone assessing the current situation at the University of Michigan, it is stunning that some at the institution and in the legislature would so strenuously argue against it. Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Big Labor, Detroit, grad students, graduate student research assistants, Great Lakes State, GSRA, Michigan, NLRB, UM Board of Regents, University of Michigan

SHOT: President Obama Has Seen “Payoff First Hand”: “I know our bet was a good one because I had seen it payoff first hand.” (Remarks Of President Barack Obama At United Auto Workers Convention, The White House, 2/28/12) CHASER: Labor … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses Tagged 2012 presidential election, Obama, the White House, UAW, United Auto Workers, White House

As President Obama addresses the United Auto Workers conference in Washington, we would like to remind folks about what effect the UAW’s policies have had on Michigan, in addition to the millions they have given to the president in return … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses Tagged Democrats, Detroit, Federal Election Commission, Independent Expenditures, labor bosses, Obama, President Obama, UAW, UAW Vlountary Community Action Programs, United Auto Workers

Apparently, Local 509 thinks it’s above the law, encouraging its organizers to make the rounds to FHR employee homes at outrageous hours. And, FHR ended up threatening to call police before Local 509 cronies would leave the group residential homes. Union organizers are desperate to gather signatures at any cost, going so far as to mislead FHR employees about their intentions. Continue reading

Posted in Congress, KEEP Secure Act, Unions Tagged Fellowship Health Resources, FHR, H.R. 3991, KEEP Secure Act, Keeping Employees’ Emails and Phones Secure Act, Legal News Wire, Local 509, Mark Pearce, Massachusetts, SEIU, SEIU Local 509

WFI’s Fred Wszolek discusses the overreach by the NLRB and efforts that would require employers to hand over a worker’s personal information to a union boss.

Posted in KEEP Secure Act, NLRB, Unions Tagged Fox Business Channel, Fred Wszolek, Keep Employees’ Emails and Phones Secure Act or KEEP Secure Act, NLRB, WFI

Forcing employers to turn over their employees’ personal contact information is not only inconsistent with employees’ privacy expectations; it is also ruinous public policy. Whether to unionize or not is one of the most important decisions an employee will make. It is a difficult question and for that reason, union elections are often contentious with strong feelings being expressed on both sides of the question. Employees need their private space to calmly consider the issue. Continue reading

Posted in KEEP Secure Act, WFI Letters Tagged “Election” Rule, Excelsior Rule, KEEP Secure Act, Keeping Employees’ Emails and Phones Secure Act, Letters, NLRB, statutory law

The next handout to union bosses is the personal contact information of workers; their telephone numbers and personal email addresses to be used during organizing campaigns. Imagine, the U.S. Government believes it is entitled to provide Jimmy Hoffa, the general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the telephone numbers and email addresses of workers who want little else than to work hard and enjoy time with their families and loved ones at day’s end. Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics Tagged AFL-CIO, Big Labor, Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 3094, House Education and Workforce Committee, Jimmy Hoffa, John Kline, KEEP, Keeping Employees’ Emails and Phones Secure Act, National Labor Relations Act, Teamsters, Trumka, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act

1. UNION BOSSES BANKROLL OBAMA CAMPAIGN: Labor Bosses Plan To Spend $400 Billion Dollars For Obama During 2012 Presidential Election: “Unions are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama and lift Democrats this … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged 2008 presidential election, 2012 election, 2012 presidential election, Big Labor, Boeing, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Elections, Lafe Solomon, Lamons Gasket Co., Lewis & Bockius, Mark Pearce, Morgan, Obama Administration, President, Richard Griffin, Sharon Block, South Carolina, Specialty Healthcare Case, Terence Flynn, UGL-Unicco Service Co., Unions, Wilma Liebman

PAYBACK ALERT: Big Labor Bosses Spend Nearly One Billion In Favor Of Obama: Unions Gearing Up To Spend Big In 2012 Election “Unions say they are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB Tagged AFL-CIO, Charlotte, Democratic National Convention, Democratic Party, Indiana, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Metrorail, North Carolina, Obama, Right-to-Work