Author Archives: WFI Staff

Big Labor’s Billion Dollar President

PAYBACK ALERT: Big Labor Bosses Spend Nearly One Billion In Favor Of Obama: Unions Gearing Up To Spend Big In 2012 Election “Unions say they are gearing up to spend more than $400 million to help re-elect President Barack Obama … Continue reading

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Enzi on Senate floor: ‘Ensure Fairness for Employees’

Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Ranking Member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (otherwise known as “HELP”), offered remarks on the Senate floor yesterday spotlighting the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) rule encouraging union “ambush” elections. Continue reading

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Letter of Support for Employee Rights Act

Letter of Support for Employee Rights Act: WFI urges all Members of Congress who value workforce fairness to support this legislation. It places the authority where it belongs, with hardworking American employees. Continue reading

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Prominent Law Professor Slams Obama Administration’s Recess Appointments

Jonathan Turley, a nationally recognized legal scholar at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. believes the Obama Administration created an “extreme” slippery slope by pushing its recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. Turley writes in a recent USA Today column that the brazen move “dangerously tips the balance of power.” Continue reading

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Congress Soon Will Soon Voice Stance On “Ambush” Elections

It is our hope and expectation that both houses of Congress will have the opportunity to vote on the CRA to demonstrate their support for or opposition to this misguided “quickie” election rule. Continue reading

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FAA Shot, Chaser

SHOT: “Obama Signs $63B FAA Funding Bill Into Law”: “President Obama signed a $63.6 billion funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration Tuesday, bringing to an end a years-long fight over aviation funding that became engulfed in labor disputes.  After … Continue reading

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In Boeing Plant Trip, White House Hypocrisy On Full Display

President Obama plans to visit a Boeing plant this week despite the explosive standoff that was created by his National Labor Relations Board when it issued a complaint against the company for building a facility in the right-to-work state of … Continue reading

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KEEP Secure Act Will Prevent Big Labor From Handling Your Personal Information

The new rules expanded regulations from 1966 in which employers were required to provide basic contact information for what’s called an “Excelsior” pre-election voter list turned over to the NLRB regional manager. The information was then turned over to union bosses.
This time, the NLRB wants to expand the rule to include e-mail addresses and telephone numbers. Continue reading

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