Obama’s Latest Payback To Labor May Come In Cash
Labor payback can come in many forms. First, President Obama tried to pass the inappropriately named Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) that would…
New Research: Labor Unions Support Minimum Wage Hikes Because Their Contracts Peg Salaries to Minimum Wage Levels
Research from the Center for Union Facts Uncovers Union Agenda Behind President Obama’s Minimum Wage Hike Proposal Today the Center…
If At First You Don’t Succeed…
President Obama has re-nominated two members that he had previously, and unconstitutionally, appointed to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in January…
NY Times Editors’ Impossible Demands: A More Pro-Union Obama
Yesterday, we found that even a clearly pro-union acting secretary at the Department of Labor (DOL) wasn’t enough to make some members…
Guest Post: Key NLRB Cases Affected by Noel Canning v. NLRB
By John Raudabaugh, Former NLRB Board Member The Noel Canning decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has the…
Obama Risked Executive Power To Give Labor Its Payback
In President Obama’s recently extended quest to duly reward organized labor for helping him take the White House, he took a serious risk. When he couldn’t deliver “card check”…
The Short Memories of the “Recess” Appointment Supporters
The year 2007 doesn’t seem all that long ago. But that’s evidently long enough for organized labor and its supporters…
Democrats’ Labor Piggybank Returns
This summer, organized labor went out of its way to say it was no longer beholden to the Democratic Party’s agenda. But…
The Steadily Self-Destructing Labor Movement
For years, we’ve contended that laws and other measures said to be “pro-worker” are in reality, only benefiting labor union bosses. It turns…
In Post-Election Spree, NLRB Discards Precedent At Every Turn
At the current rate, it will be hard to find a legal precedent of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)…