Archive for April 2015
Obama-Appointed NLRB Chairman Mark Pearce: A William Winpisinger For the 21st Century?
As one of the leading spokesmen for Big Labor during the late 1970’s and the 1980’s, then-International Association of Machinists (IAM) union President William Winpisinger was extraordinary not so much…
Read MoreWorkers Challenge NLRB Ambush Rule
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has helped 3 workers file a suit against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking to prevent new rules which would railroad workers into…
Read MoreUnions Get Free Pass With NLRB
Apparently the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has a faulty memory.  A posting on National Law Review says it all. On April 17, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals published a…
Read MoreWalker Supports National Right to Work Bill
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, having just signed a state Right to Work law for the Badger State, recently commented he would support a national Right To Work law also. O.…
Read MoreBest 13 States For ‘Economic Outlook’ All Have Right to Work Laws
The recently released 8th edition of Rich States, Poor States, a survey of the economic policies, past performance and prospects of the 50 states published by the Arlington, Va.-based American…
Read MoreRight-to-Work Good For Missouri
Holly Rehder, Republican State Representative for Missouri’s 148th state district, writes about her decision to support a Right to Work law on semissourian.com. I am proud to have been a…
Read MoreNo Plea Deal for Ironworker Boss
Ironworkers Local 401 business agent Christopher Prophet refused to cooperate with law enforcement during former union boss Joseph Dougherty’s trial, and now the judge is refusing a plea deal concocted on…
Read MoreUnion Violence Doesn’t Pay
Two more Philadelphia Ironworkers Local 401 members have been sentenced for their part in the reign of terror and violence, once again demonstrating that violence does not pay. Jeremy Roebuck…
Read MoreNILRR Clips April 17, 2015
NLRB takes on right-to-work — Finance to hold hearing on TPA today politico.com, April 17, 2015 NLRB TAKES ON RIGHT-TO-WORK: The National Labor Relations Board’s newest target is the right-to-work…
Read MoreNLRB Hands Employee Info to Organizers
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has regulated in favor of union bosses. New representation election rules could deny companies the opportunity to communicate with their employees about union representation, and…
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