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On May 16th, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will conduct a hearing on the pending nominations to the...

2013-05-07T09:35:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek On May 16th, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will conduct a hearing on the pending nominations to the... d240eeb9-2aba-4e1f-9bb4-801ebacc89ad

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is slated to vote on the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120) in an effort to rein a federal agency that has caused immeasurable harm to workers and the business community with its ill-conceived and biased decisions and rulings.

2013-04-10T14:25:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is slated to vote on the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120)... 29048e3c-1b05-4f91-9c1c-538d16fe63ed

At this stage, it should seem glaringly obvious to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Members Richard Griffin and Sharon Block that they should step down from the government agency.

2013-02-06T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek At this stage, it should seem glaringly obvious to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Members Richard Griffin and Sharon Block that they should... 8fda7232-82b9-4175-afbe-4a9b95031e88

The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Summary of Operations for fiscal year 2012, released last week, shows an agency that is significantly over-funded. In 2010, the Obama Administration increased the agency’s budget even though it previously operated with a fiscal year-end surplus.

2013-01-25T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Summary of Operations for fiscal year 2012, released last week, shows an agency that is significantly... 919e758d-369d-4630-b14e-253188e4fe9c

Reasoning Behind Unconstitutional Recess Appointments Comes Into Full View

2012-12-21T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek This week, we were provided another reminder why President Obama’s recess appointments of Richard Griffin and Sharon Block to the National Labor... 2e3a2424-bf11-4bed-9ffc-eae5f7383eaf

If you are wondering why American manufacturing jobs are going overseas and not coming back, look no further than President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board. The NLRB recently told a U.S. Court of Appeals that employers’ concerns that a multiplicity of small bargaining units will cripple their operations are “irrelevant” under U.S. labor law.

2012-11-20T00:01:00-05:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek If you are wondering why American manufacturing jobs are going overseas and not coming back, look no further than President Obama’s National Labor... b074e6fc-d9d4-4c51-9dd3-624f4fb4e136

Irony in politics is nothing new, but this may take the prize: Mary Kay Henry, the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), keynoted last week the “Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week,” an anti-workplace intimidation symposium in the nation’s capital.

2012-10-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek Irony in politics is nothing new, but this may take the prize: Mary Kay Henry, the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU),... 4d7f6c2b-3bd4-4748-9ad7-862db2c40939

In Michigan, union bosses are testing a new strategy to increase their power and clout within the state. A constitutional amendment known locally as Proposal 2, or the “Protect Our Jobs” (POJ) amendment, would invalidate much of the common-sense progress that Governor Rick Snyder has made as it relates to public-sector unions, potentially overturning upwards of 170 pieces of legislation.

2012-10-09T11:50:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek In Michigan, union bosses are testing a new strategy to increase their power and clout within the state. A constitutional amendment known locally... 3a5dc89b-e7a7-46fd-b2f3-37bd0c47a8d8

Under the Obama Administration, Big Labor has seized control of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) to drive its self-interested agenda – a truly unprecedented development in the history of the NLRB.

2012-10-03T13:08:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek Under the Obama Administration, Big Labor has seized control of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) to drive its self-interested... 3e41f94b-fc03-4ef5-a7c7-cb3e344da115

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is accustomed to a “by any means necessary” approach. That’s how they’ve tackled issues like “ambush” or “quickie” elections, which was since overturned by a federal judge and the formation of micro-unions, which is operable today. So, is it really surprising that the NLRB’s lead attorney is in hot water over ethics violations?

2012-09-26T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is accustomed to a “by any means necessary” approach. That’s how they’ve tackled issues like “ambush”... 9a7ed49f-85ff-4781-b5e1-4d277bd20afc

Even as union enrollment has plummeted to its lowest level in history, American labor bosses have reason for optimism: the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In the pantheon of big government patrons, this largely-unchecked federal agency tops the list having jolted otherwise-stalled union membership rolls through the Specialty Healthcare decision creating micro-unions.

2012-08-16T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek Even as union enrollment has plummeted to its lowest level in history, American labor bosses have reason for optimism: the National Labor... 691655af-6dbd-4a73-86c0-620d4911cf0d

Last week, the U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee voted in favor of disallowing any funding toward implementing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) flawed decision in the Specialty Healthcare case.

2012-07-24T15:18:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek Last week, the U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee voted in favor of disallowing any funding toward... ea115f62-2ce9-451f-87ca-060ff682c45e

“If I had a world of my own … [n]othing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn’t,” said Alice in Alice in Wonderland. Well, so it is at President Obama’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

2012-06-06T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek “If I had a world of my own … [n]othing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn’t,” said Alice in Alice in Wonderland. Well,... 60b39df4-0946-44b4-a3c5-6f452922e0e5

For just over a year now and since the failure of the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act (EFCA) to receive a vote in the 111th Congress, union bosses have been desperate to obtain the “payback” they believe is owed to them. Big Labor is beside itself that its membership numbers continue to dwindle despite giving half a billion dollars in campaign contributions to President Obama and Congressional Democrats.

2012-05-21T13:56:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek For just over a year now and since the failure of the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act (EFCA) to receive a vote in the 111th Congress, union... fef419fe-a722-4e0a-a2cf-6ccb61cc3166

As of yet, President Obama’s non-recess appointees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have not participated in issuing any major decisions.

2012-05-03T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek As of yet, President Obama’s non-recess appointees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have not participated in issuing any major... 7510c955-3de3-49b6-9bf9-eb88cbd3d6d0

After a few weeks of recess, Members of Congress will return this week to address a number of issues, including the budget, transportation bill and Buffet Rule. One of the issues that will likely come to a vote in the U.S. Senate in the coming weeks is a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, which seeks to reverse a recent regulation promulgated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

2012-04-17T00:01:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek After a few weeks of recess, Members of Congress will return this week to address a number of issues, including the budget, transportation bill... ee0834e7-23e5-4ac0-b59e-9ec864238d71

In business, much like in most other fields, the person taking risk and branching out to start a new company or hire additional workers looks at his/her books to ensure their finances are in order, but then oftentimes makes a gut decision about how they feel about the likely success of the venture.

2012-03-22T11:10:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek In business, much like in most other fields, the person taking risk and branching out to start a new company or hire additional workers looks at... 62563a35-049d-441f-8d61-8d56ff38fd9e

In the coming weeks, S.J. Res. 36, a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act will come to the floor of the U.S. Senate. If passed in both houses of Congress and signed by President Obama, this resolution of disapproval will nullify the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recent rule amending its election procedures limiting the ability of employers, particularly small businesses, to obtain the legal counsel and fair representation they need to express their views on unionization.

2012-03-12T15:17:00-04:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek In the coming weeks, S.J. Res. 36, a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act will come to the floor of the U.S. Senate. If passed in... 7a32e2f0-a55e-4eae-bde2-48d210cf2788

In an era when Americans simply want the government to leave them alone and focus on getting the economy going so businesses can create jobs, the message seems completely lost on Big Labor’s agents at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

2012-02-23T12:30:00-05:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek In an era when Americans simply want the government to leave them alone and focus on getting the economy going so businesses can create jobs, the... e05ecd9b-2c1b-4f5d-aca5-f1c052792344

Toward the end of last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) finalized a rule for “quickie” or “ambush” elections. The final rule significantly diminishes the amount of time for workplace elections and threatens the unionization of workplaces without labor having secured the employees’ un-coerced majority support.

2012-02-14T12:06:00-05:00 2013-05-25T09:28:00Z Fred Wszolek Toward the end of last year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) finalized a rule for “quickie” or “ambush” elections. The final rule...