By Rick Manning — Who knew that the National Labor Relations Board was so important? After a year and a half of battles over whether Boeing can build a plant in a state other than Washington, and forcing the National Right to Work organization to put employee […]
By Kevin Mooney and Rebekah Rast – Employers should not have any say in the matter and workers should remain uninformed. This is message the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has for private industry. In June, the three Democrats who sit on the Board proposed rule […]
On: 10/10/2010 21:57:36 In: Big Labor By Kevin Mooney If the Republicans do take control of Congress next year, it would mean “hand-to-hand combat” to preserve vital policies, President Obama declared in a October 6th radio interview. But whatever the outcome is on Election Day, the administration’s team of […]
Americans for Limited Government (ALG) President Bill Wilson today urged the Senate to support a resolution of disapproval against a National Mediation Board rule that allows for union organization at railways and airlines with less than a majority of employees voting “yes.” The resolution of disapproval is […]
By Kevin Mooney — President Obama’s labor board is now positioned to overturn the landmark 2007 Dana Corp. decision that allows workers to vote out via secret ballot a union that was recognized through the card check process. This week the National Labor Relations Board […]
On: 07/20/2010 23:25:02 In: Big Labor By Kevin Mooney After losing out on “card check” legislation, the Obama Administration is now working aggressively through administrative channels to unravel secret ballot safeguards at the direction of organized labor. The key player here is the National Labor Relations Board […]
By Kevin Mooney – Labor bosses who have failed to secure pension obligations for their membership have successfully schemed with the Obama White House to coerce non-union workers into underfunded plans. On May 13, an unheralded executive order that would pressure federal agencies into accepting […]
On: 02/09/2010 10:38:17 In: Big Labor One year ago this past Saturday President Obama signed an executive order that reshapes the bidding process for federal construction projects in a manner that is heavily weighted in favor of unionized companies. This was done as a sop to labor […]
