Category Archives: Campaigns & Elections

Filibuster Reform Is The New Payback

By WFI Staff What’s the game behind filibuster reform?  It’s an important question because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his minions seem hard pressed to push it.  Why pick a bruising fight over an obscure rule change when there … Continue reading

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Illinois Law Must Outlaw Stalking, Not Encourage It

By Katie Packer Gage (originally appeared in the State Journal Register) I was very troubled to learn recently that despite having made stalking illegal in Illinois, elected officials in the state have afforded union bosses an exemption. Yes, that’s correct; … Continue reading

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House Committee Takes Major Step Toward Restoring Sanity After Uncertainty Caused by Obama “Recess Appointments”

By WFI Staff After an intense and nearly three hour-long markup convened today by the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120) was approved by a vote of 23 to 15.   … Continue reading

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After Several Difficult Weeks, Obama Labor Board Seeks Relief

by Fred Wszolek (originally published in Real Clear Politics) Recent weeks have not been kind to President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board. In the days since the historic ruling against the Board by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the … Continue reading

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New House Bill Will Lift Cloud of Uncertainty Around NLRB

As tension and questions mount over the legitimacy of the three member National Labor Relations Board, Members of Congress are taking steps to alleviate the pressure on American workers.  Congressman Phil Roe, Chairman of the Education & Workforce Subcommittee on … Continue reading

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The brazen, unconstitutional nominees to the NLRB

by Fred Wszolek (originally appeared in The Washington Times) Any consumer of politics and policy debates in the nation’s capital will recall the countless times President Obama has called on those serving in Congress to set aside pettiness and partisanship … Continue reading

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Court of Appeals Rules Obama Recess Appointments were Unconstitutional

In a major setback for the Obama Administration, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today issued a ruling the found the President violated the Constitution when he pushed the recess appointments of Richard Griffin and Sharon Block … Continue reading

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NLRB Nominee Should Be Judged On Merits

by Fred Wszolek (in The Hill)   I recently wrote an op-ed here on The Hill’s Congress Blog which focused on actions the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may undertake in the coming weeks and months, including “try[ing] to undermine the … Continue reading

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