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Former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Chairman Peter Schaumber appeared on “The Kudlow Report” this week to discuss the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act with former SEIU President Andy Stern. Schaumber supports the bill, introduced recently by Rep. Tim … Continue reading

Posted in NLRB, Politics Tagged Boeing, NLRB, Peter Schaumber, President Barack Obama, South Carolina

As WFI members are well aware, the NLRB vs. Boeing debacle is entering its fourth month. President Obama’s labor board – flush with labor radicals like Craig Becker – has lashed out against the Boeing Company for its new plant … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, NLRB, Politics

Big Labor is looking for another bailout, their buddies in Congress are publicly trying to pin blame on one of the country’s largest employers, and they’re both using over 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) workers as pawns in their efforts. … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, FAA, NLRB

In an address this week to the National Council of La Raza, President Obama admitted what we at WFI have long suspected—he is not interested in compromise, only in finding regulatory ways to work around Congress and push the agenda … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA, NLRB Tagged DOL Gag Rule, EFCA, Micro-unions, NLRB, President Barack Obama, Quickie Elections

WFI issued a letter of support today to Rep. John Kline, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, in support of H.R. 2587, or the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act. The letter is as follows (to … Continue reading

Posted in NLRB, Politics

The stalemate over the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues today, with Chairman Rockefeller releasing a statement vowing to protect pork-barrel projects and demanding that union bosses receive their bailout from the National Mediation Board (NMB). The Workforce Fairness Institute issued … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, National Mediation Board Tagged FAA, FAA Reauthorization Reform Act of 2011, John Mica, Senator Harry Reid, Senator Jay Rockefeller, Senator Max Baucus

This article originally appeared on Townhall.com. For those who may have written off Big Labor’s agenda after they failed to push the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act (EFCA) through Congress last year, they may want to take a careful look at … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, NLRB, Politics

On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily furloughed 4,000 employees because Senator Jay Rockefeller and Big Labor’s Congressional allies want to hand Big Labor another bailout. Fox News: Long-term funding authority for the FAA expired in 2007. Unable to agree … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, National Mediation Board Tagged FAA Reauthorization Reform Act of 2011, NMB, President Barack Obama, Senator Jay Rockefeller

Workers at United Continental Inc. voted for union representation yesterday with the Association of Flight attendants beating out the International Association of Machinists. Unfortunately, workers were not given the option to vote for no union representation. WSJ: The Association of … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, National Mediation Board, NLRB Tagged CWA, NLRB, NMB, United Continental Inc

California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed SB 104 last night, legislation passed by the state legislature that would have changed the rules in union-organizing elections to a card check process. Card check is a top priority for Big Labor because it … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA Tagged California, Card Check, Governor Jerry Brown

Washington, D.C. (June 29, 2011) – The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today issued the following response to President Obama’s statement regarding the complaint filed against the Boeing Company by his National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): “In a breath-taking display, President … Continue reading

Posted in NLRB Tagged Boeing, NLRB, President Barack Obama

President Obama held a press conference today where he was asked to address the complaint filed by his National Labor Relations Board against Boeing for opening a manufacturing facility in the right-to-work-state of South Carolina. Despite having appointed the labor … Continue reading

Posted in NLRB Tagged Boeing, NLRB, President Barack Obama

Delta CEO Richard Anderson discusses the job-killing agenda being pushed by the National Mediation Board.

Posted in National Mediation Board Tagged Delta, NMB, Richard Anderson

Watch Senator Orrin Hatch speaking about another Obama regulatory agency working to hurt workers and help union bosses.

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, National Mediation Board, NLRB Tagged Boeing, Jobs, NLRB, NMB, President Barack Obama, Senator Orrin Hatch

President Obama is in Davenport, Iowa today to discuss jobs and see firsthand the economic impact the Alcoa manufacturing plant is having on the region.  The manufacturing facility is a supplier for Boeing that makes high-tech alloys and wings. Isn’t … Continue reading

Posted in NLRB Tagged Boeing, Iowa, Lafe Solomon, NLRB, President Barack Obama, South Carolina

From the AP: The owner of a Charleston staffing company says in a video released by a congressional committee that a national labor lawsuit over a South Carolina Boeing plant could force his business to close. Dunhill Staffing president Neil … Continue reading

Posted in NLRB Tagged Boeing, NLRB, South Carolina