By WFI Staff Recently, much has been made about the fact that the “nuclear option” was averted. To achieve that end, Republicans conceded to votes on a number of executive nominees, but required the National Labor Relations Board nominees – … Continue reading
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In a recent Washington Times’ op-ed, former National Labor Relations Board member Peter Schaumber attempts to dispel the notion that the current battle over the legitimacy of the Obama administration’s so-called “recess appointment” NLRB nominees is about “partisan bickering.” A … Continue reading
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by Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in Townhall.com) The National Employee Freedom Week (NEFW), which the Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) strongly supports, is a nationwide campaign aimed at educating employees about their statutory and constitutional right to not be a union … Continue reading
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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 Given the current political climate in Washington, D.C., the last thing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid should be thinking about is putting additional limits on the filibuster. But, that’s just what he wants and he’s being pressed … Continue reading
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As the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor Pensions (HELP) prepares to deliberate over President Obama’s nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), inquiring minds want to know: Who is Richard Griffin? The White House would have us … Continue reading
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By WFI Staff Rewind to only two months ago when the House Education and Workforce Committee held a seminal hearing on the future of the National Labor Relations Board. That hearing set the stage for eventual Committee markup and passage … Continue reading
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By WFI Staff Members of Congress are offering different pieces of legislation to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from continuing to defy a D.C. Circuit Court ruling that two of its three members, Sharon Block and Richard Griffin, were … Continue reading
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