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  • May | 2011 | Big Labor Bailout

    President Barack Obama today nominated John Bryson, a Boeing Board Member, to serve as his Secretary of Commerce.  Mr. Bryson has been a board member of Boeing since 1995. This comes several weeks after President Obama’s labor board filed an … Continue reading

    Posted in NLRB Tagged Boeing, John Bryson, NLRB, President Barack Obama

    The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration refusing to address meaningfully developments concerning its National Labor Relations Board, yet communicating with the regulatory agency regarding budgetary issues: “The Obama Administration is … Continue reading

    Posted in NLRB Tagged Craig Becker, NLRB, President Barack Obama, WFI

    The House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions held a hearing today on the National Labor Relations Board to discuss their recent actions, most notably the complaint filed against Boeing. Watch: Chairman John Kline’s Remarks From The Hearing:

    Posted in NLRB Tagged Boeing, John Kline, NLRB

    This morning, Representatives Rob Andrews (D-NJ) and George Miller (D-CA) took to the pages of POLITICO in defense of partisan, unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats dictating to private businesses decisions that favor Big Labor. Last month, the National Labor Relations Board … Continue reading

    Posted in EFCA, National Mediation Board Tagged Boeing, Craig Becker, EFCA, Lafe Solomon, NLRB, Payback, Representative George Miller, Representative Rob Andrews, Senator Jim DeMint, Senator Lindsay Graham

    Former Verizon CEO Denny Strigl says Boeing complaint could result in jobs being shipped overseas. WATCH: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

    Posted in NLRB Tagged Boeing, Former Verizon CEO Denny Strigl, NLRB

    The National Labor Relations Board has a responsibility to remain neutral between unions and employers. But actions show that their plan is to increase union power to the detriment of legitimate management and employee interests including the interests of the country’s … Continue reading

    Posted in NLRB Tagged Boeing, Former NLRB Chairman William Gould, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union, NLRB, Peter Schaumber, Right-to-Work

    Speaking in Iowa yesterday to announce his candidacy for President, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty vowed to hold union bosses accountable and oppose their agenda of forced unionization.  In his speech, he promised to oppose the job-killing Employee ‘Forced’ Choice … Continue reading

    Posted in Politics Tagged Card Check, EFCA, NLRB, Tim Pawlenty

    Posted on Townhall.com The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision to issue a complaint regarding the Boeing facility in South Carolina is a poorly veiled act of revenge against a company that refused to let Big Labor bosses decide its … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, NLRB Tagged Craig Becker, Lafe Solomon, NLRB, Payback, President Barack Obama

  • April | 2011 | Big Labor Bailout

    Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty opines in National Review on President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board’s decision to dictate Boeing’s business practice to locate a manufacturing plant in South Carolina. Governor Pawlenty: President Obama says he wants to “win the … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, NLRB Tagged Barack Obama, Boeing, NLRB, Tim Pawlenty

    Former National Labor Relations Board Chairman Peter Schaumber discusses the unprecedented decision by the NLRB regarding Boeing’s facility in South Carolina.

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, NLRB Tagged Boeing, NLRB, Peter Schaumber

    Yesterday the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to limit the power of Big Labor in their state.  The vote would limit collective bargaining rights of certain public employees over health care benefits.  Legislators said the legislation would save financially … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout Tagged Collective Bar, Gerald McEntee, Mary Kay Henry, Massachusetts, Public Employees, Richard Trumka

    Federal Government Attacks On Boeing Fuel Our National Economic Suicide Sometimes by favoring a narrow constituency, the federal government can cause economic devastation for a company or a state and even encourage companies to manufacture outside the United States. In terms of sheer … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, NLRB Tagged Barack Obama, Big Labor, Boeing, NLRB, Payback, Union Bosses

    Bring Federal Labor Law Into The 21st Century These trends became evident at the same time that union leaders had unlimited access to what were most likely their most sympathetic president and Congress ever, in great part because the labor … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, EFCA, NLRB Tagged Barack Obama, Boeing, Card Check, EFCA, NLRB, Payback, Right-to-Work

    President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint recently over Boeing’s plans to open a second plant in South Carolina, a “right-to-work” state, instead of expanding its operations in Puget Sound, Washington, where its workers are unionized. The … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout, NLRB Tagged Barack Obama, Boeing, NLRB, Payback

    WFI’s Katie Gage was a guest on NFIB.com to discuss Big Labor’s agenda. Craig Becker’s nomination to the National Labor Relations Board Specialty Healthcare case before the National Labor Relations Board Card Check also known as the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice … Continue reading

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout Tagged Card Check, Craig Becker, EFCA, Katie Gage, NFIB, NLRB, Specialty Healthcare Case

    Union Bosses Richard Trumka and Bob King discuss their strategy to ignore American law to increase Big Labor’s power.  

    Posted in Big Labor Bailout Tagged AFL-CIO, Bob King, Richard Trumka, UAW