by Katie Packer Gage (originally appeared in The Detroit News) I am a Detroiter. I was born in 1967 at Sinai Hospital. I attended Burt Elementary school, part of the Detroit Public School system. And I lived at Six Mile … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Campaigns & Elections, Politics, Unions Tagged bankruptcy, Big Labor, big labor bosses, chrysler, david bing, Detroit, detroit news, detroit public school system, eight mile, ford, general motors, grand river, henry ford, lions, Michigan, motor city, pistons, red wings, six mile, tigers, Union, Union Bosses, Unions, workforce fairness institute
By WFI Staff Big Labor isn’t fooling anyone with the notion that the new National Labor Relations Board will actually be impartial. In reality, the foxes are the ones guarding the hen house with this latest incarnation of Barack Obama’s rogue labor board. The addition of some of the top … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions Tagged big labor board, National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Peter Schaumber, President Obama, Supreme Court, Union Bosses, unionization, Unions
by Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in Townhall.com) There has been quite a lot of tumult associated with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under President Obama, and the past few weeks have been no different. Just this past week, before … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations, associated press, Big Labor, big labor bosses, Fred Wszolek, kent hirozawa, Mark Pearce, nancy schiffer, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, President Obama, Unions
By WFI Staff Unions just aren’t what they used to be. Word is already out: union boss recruitment methods have been so distasteful that membership has been on the decline since 1954. And according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, micro-unions, Politics, Unions Tagged associated press, Big Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Micro-unions, Richard Trumka, Union, Union Bosses, union membership, Unions, wal mart
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
The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today issued the following statement in response to members of the U.S. Senate and House introducing legislation which will defend the hard-earned rights of American employees and employers that are under attack by union bosses: … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, Congress, NLRB, Politics, Unions, WFI Statement Tagged Big Labor, health employment labor and pensions committee, House, Johnny Isakson, legislation, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, Obama labor board, Phil Roe, representation fiarne, Secret Ballot Protection Act, Senate, Specialty Healthcare, tom price, Union Bosses, Unions, WFI
Last week, the California Supreme Court took privacy encroachment to a whole new level. The state Supreme Court, stacked with judges friendly with Big Labor, ruled unanimously that the Los Angeles County government would have to disclose all contact information … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bailout, Big Labor Bosses, micro-unions, Politics, Unions Tagged arthur hartinger, Big Labor, big labor bosses, California, california supreme court, Collective Bargaining, collective bargaining agreement, los angeles county, meyers nave, SEIU, service employees international union, state supreme court, Unions
By WFI Staff It’s been longstanding practice under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 that workers and employers can openly discuss matters surrounding union representation or organizing. A major part of that law is the “advice exemption” which gives employers … Continue reading
Posted in Big Labor Bosses, Congress, Department of Labor, Politics, Unions Tagged advice exemption, american bar association, Big Labor, Department of Labor, federal labor laws, House Education and Workforce Chairman, House Education and Workforce Committee, John Kline, labor department, labor management reporting and disclosure act of 1959, labor rules, labor secretary, Obama Administration, obama white house, Phil Roe, President Obama, union cronies, union lobbyists, Unions