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NLRB Considering Rule Allowing Jimmy Hoffa To Call & Email Employees

The next handout to union bosses is the personal contact information of workers; their telephone numbers and personal email addresses to be used during organizing campaigns. Imagine, the U.S. Government believes it is entitled to provide Jimmy Hoffa, the general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the telephone numbers and email addresses of workers who want little else than to work hard and enjoy time with their families and loved ones at day’s end. Continue reading

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Employers Look To Congress To Balance Labor Scale

At every step of the way, this president has ceded to big labor’s demands and sacrificed the interests of employees and employers as he travels the country extoling the importance of job creation and economic growth. Continue reading

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WFI Memo: Big Labor & 2011

In the court of public opinion, labor bosses have already lost, and in a few years, we might look back at NRLB rulings on matters such as “ambush” elections and Specialty Healthcare as the death rattle of Big Labor’s influence. And we’ll be proud for helping hasten that day. Continue reading

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With House Passage, Time For Senate To Act On Labor Legislation

It is virtually impossible to argue with any intellectual honesty that either “quickie” elections or “micro-units” would create a single job. Instead, they would place additional burdens on businesses resulting in lost jobs and closures. Continue reading

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Big Labor Rushes NLRB Vote On “Quickie Elections”

Board member Brian Hayes voted “no” saying the rule was unnecessary and that it would be impossible for him to consider a final rule and the validity of the majority’s rationale for it, none of which has been finalized, before Becker’s term ends. Last October, angered by Pearce’s and Becker’s expressed intention to abandon board processes and procedures to push through a final rule with insufficient deliberation and to deprive Hayes of the opportunity to write a dissent if he so chose, he threatened to resign. Continue reading

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Watch: Rep. Kline Stands Up For Workers and Small Businesses On The House Floor

The legislation takes a stand against the NLRB’s attempts to rig the process in favor of Big Labor chiefs. It ensures workers have sufficient time to make an informed choice during unionization elections. Continue reading

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WFI Responds To House Passage Of Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act

The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives voting in favor of the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act Continue reading

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Rep. Kline Stands Up For Workers & Employers

Anyone interested in workforce fairness should be thankful that Congressman John Kline is chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee. In a conference call with bloggers yesterday afternoon, Kline vowed to keep up the fight against NLRB overreach: … Continue reading

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