Posted on Feb 15, 2013 by Center for Union Facts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Right-to-work building interest in Missouri Capitol Packed-house hearings suggest that there will be a long road ahead, but some proponents are feeling the momentum. New Hampshire Union Leader: Right-to-work legislation put down hard The right-to-work bill does not make it out of the House this year. In 2012, state senators refuse to hear the […]
Posted on Feb 13, 2013 by Center for Union Facts
President Obama has re-nominated two members that he had previously, and unconstitutionally, appointed to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in January 2012. Sharon Block and Richard Griffin, first nominated in late December 2011, were never properly vetted by the Senate and were “recess” appointed while the Senate was still in session. The D.C. Circuit Court of […]
Posted on Feb 08, 2013 by Center for Union Facts
New York Times: Hunter Defends His Union Record Billy Hunter of the NBA players union speaks out for the first time since an investigation exposed nepotism and other unsavory practices. NewsWorks: Union: Nutter threatens public employees statewide “He’s gone full Scott Walker on public-sector workers,” says Herman “Pete” Matthews of District Council 33. New York Times: Business and Labor Unite […]
Posted on Feb 07, 2013 by Center for Union Facts
The Foundry: Unions Insult Taxpayers with Obamacare Subsidy Request When will labor realize it isn’t above the law? Roll Call: Supreme Court Won’t Weigh In Yet on Obama NLRB Appointments HealthBridge’s second attempt, this time with Justice Scalia, was also unsuccessful. Reuters: Retail groups support Macy’s in micro-union case Industry associations recognize the threat to […]
Posted on Feb 04, 2013 by Center for Union Facts
Washington Times: SEIU local eyes Midwest organizing push The SEIU in Chicago has grand plans to organize airport security workers. National Right To Work Foundation: SEIU Officials Face State Charge for Violating Home Care Provider’s Rights SEIU-UHW won’t let one of its members resign from full membership. CBS Detroit: 8 Plead Guilty in Michigan Right-To-Work Protest The group […]
Posted on Jan 30, 2013 by Center for Union Facts
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder puts right-to-work law before high court, making other challenges moot Fallout from the NLRB recess appointments decision continues: Sen. Alexander: Obama NLRB Appointees Should Resign Immediately Wall Street Journal Editorial: NLRB Disregards D.C. Circuit Ruling CUF in the news: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Labor’s backward movement by Richard Berman
Posted on Jan 25, 2013 by Center for Union Facts
With the news that labor unions have shrunk to their lowest level in decades, many media outlets looked to the Center for Union Facts to weigh in. Reuters: U.S. union membership falls to lowest percentage in 76 years The activist group Center for Union Facts, which is critical of the labor movement, said unions have […]
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A three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court has ruled that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) does not have the required three-member quorum because President Obama’s appointments to the Board in January 2012 violated the Recess Appointments Clause. The opinion in Noel Canning v. NLRB, written by Chief Judge Sentelle, states that the Board’s decision […]
