Monthly Archives: October 2011

Pelosi’s Bias Against Boeing

Posted on October 31, 2011 by WFI Staff

In an exclusive interview on CNBC, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says if Boeing refuses to unionize its South Carolina plant, she believes it should be closed down. Let the record show that in a terrible economy, Leader Pelosi is … Continue reading →

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Scamming The System

Posted on October 28, 2011 by WFI Staff

The Long Island Railroad pension fund has continually been ransacked by high-ranking, white-collar officials claiming disability. Union bosses coached these individuals to earn a yearly disability and retirement check of $105,000, in some instances, with the help of some Big … Continue reading →

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Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act Passes House Committee

Posted on October 26, 2011 by WFI Staff

During the committee’s markup of this legislation, every member of the committee agreed that job creation was important, but many pro-union boss representatives were in complete denial about the negative effects of the NLRB’s onerous new requirements on employers. Continue reading →

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WFI Lauds Committee Approval Of Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act

Posted on October 26, 2011 by WFI Staff

The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today released the following statement in response to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce approving the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094): “Today, Congress took another step toward reining in an out-of-control … Continue reading →

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Another Obama Administration Payback To Big Labor “Can’t Wait”

Posted on October 26, 2011 by WFI Staff

“President Obama simply ‘can’t wait’ to payback his friends in Big Labor. While the president talks about job creation, his concerns rest with rewarding political allies at the expense of workers and small businesses,” said Fred Wszolek, spokesperson for the Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI). Continue reading →

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Congress Trying to Restore Democracy and Fairness to U.S. Workforces

Posted on October 25, 2011 by WFI Staff

While there are many ways the NLRB is carrying water for Big Labor, two actions by this rogue agency prompted the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act: the proposal for “quickie” elections and the decision that allowed “micro-units.” While labor bosses applauded these actions, workers and small businesses beseeched Congress to do something to stop the union lackeys at the NLRB. Continue reading →

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No End To Big Labor’s Hunger For Workers’ Money

Posted on October 25, 2011 by WFI Staff

wo Chicago union lobbyists chalk up a day of substitute teaching to qualifying for a full state teacher pension. The City of Chicago granted these lobbyists, both of whom were union employees, state teacher pensions after they passed “crony qualifications” by substitute teaching for one day, according to a Tribune/WGN-TV investigation. Continue reading →

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Committee Marking Up Workforce Fairness Legislation

Posted on October 24, 2011 by WFI Staff

The NLRB’s job is to interpret the nation’s labor law, not to promote the interests of unions. However, the Big Labor bias at the NLRB is clear and the only way to rein in this rogue agency is for Congress to pass this important legislation. Continue reading →

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