By WFI Staff With today’s developments, two federal appeals courts have found President Obama’s so-called recess appointments to be unconstitutional. In a blistering opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit found that current NLRB nominees Richard Griffin and … Continue reading
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By WFI Staff After an intense and nearly three hour-long markup convened today by the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120) was approved by a vote of 23 to 15. … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Congress, Department of Labor, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Barack Obama, court of appeals, House, house committee on education and the workforce, House of Representatives, hr 1120, John Kline, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Obama recess appointments, Phil Roe, President Obama, preventing greater uncertainty in labor management relations act, pro forma, recess appointments, Senate, senate recess appointments
Committee Chair Rep. John Kline (R-MN) seeks to gather more information on how the Obama Administration determined the recent appointments were legitimate, especially since they were made when the U.S. Senate was convening in pro-forma sessions. Continue reading
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