South Carolina | Big Labor Bailout

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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By Peter Schaumber (originally appeared in CQ Roll Call) If the National Labor Relations Board has its way, U.S. manufacturers may have their highly integrated workforces carved up into a multiplicity of collective bargaining units at the behest of unions … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Big Labor, charleston, court of appeals, Harry Reid, lindsey graham, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Peter Schaumber, Senate, South Carolina, Specialty Healthcare, Union Bosses, Unions, us circuit court of appeal, us manufacturing, us senate

By Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in The Charleston Post and Courier) In all his wisdom, President Barack Obama recently saw fit to re-nominate Lafe Solomon, the current and acting general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to a … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Big Labor, Boeing, charleston, iamaw, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union, Lafe Solomon, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, palmetto state, sc, senate committee, senate committee on health education labor and pensions, South Carolina

By Fred Wszolek The Charleston community woke up to good news on April 9, reading that the Boeing Corporation would be adding 2,000 jobs to its sprawling plant in North Charleston. That kind of news doesn’t come nearly as often … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Big Labor, Boeing, boeing corporation, charleston, elizabeth colbert busch, international association of machinists and aerospace workers, Lafe Solomon, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, South Carolina, Unions, Washington State

by Hector Barreto (originally appeared in NBC Latino) As someone who has operated for many years both in the business community as well as its representative in government, I know what considerations aspiring entrepreneurs and established employers factor in when … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged Big Labor, boeing company, fortune 500, Government, hector barreto, latino, latino coalition, National Labor Relations Board, nbc latino, NLRB, President Obama, Senate, Small business, Small Business Administration, South Carolina, Union Bosses, Unions, united states senate

Does the Office of Public Affairs at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) neutrally report on the workings of the Board? We would hope so, but that does not always appear to be the case. Continue reading

Posted in FAA, NLRB, Politics Tagged 787 Dreamliner, Boeing, boeing complaint, candy crowley, CNN, nancy cleeland, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Senator Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, tom bettag

The Federal government is bleeding red ink, borrowing more than 33 cents of every dollar it spends. But, the NLRB is spending money like its water. Continue reading

Posted in NLRB Tagged Big Labor, Boeing, borrowing, budget deficit, budgetary considerations, Congress, debt, federal government, federal government borrowing, fiscal year, Labor, labor unions, Lafe Solomon, national debt, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, South Carolina, Union

OBAMA “KEPT PROMISES” TO UNION BOSSES: “Obama Emphasizes Kept Promises Before Union Crowd” (Ali Weinberg, “Obama Emphasizes Kept Promises Before Union Crowd,” NBC News, 4/30/12) UNION BOSSES BANKROLL OBAMA CAMPAIGN: Labor Bosses Plan To Spend $400 Million Dollars For Obama … Continue reading

Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses Tagged AFL-CIO, Boeing, Bosses, Card Check, cronies, Democrats, favors, Micro-unions, NLRB, obama campaign, Obama labor board, Payback, presidential election, Right-to-Work, Secret Ballot, SEIU, South Carolina, Unions