May 04, 2011 NILRR News Clips
Republican Senators Plan to Introduce Bill to Protect State Right-to-Work Laws
Daily Labor Report Online, 5/03/2011
Two Republican senators intend to introduce May 4
legislation called the Right to Work Protection Act, which aims to strengthen
existing protections in the National Labor Relations Act of state right-to-work
laws to ensure that state laws cannot be preempted by the federal law.
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)
told reporters May 3 that the legislation is necessary in light of recent action
taken by the National Labor Relations Board against Boeing Co.
GOP Senators Blast NLRB Boeing Complaint, Call for Acting General Counsel’s
Explanation
Daily Labor Report Online, 5/03/2011
Ten Republican senators told National Labor Relations Board
Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon May 3 that they “strongly disagree” with
his decision to issue an unfair labor practice complaint alleging that Boeing
Co. illegally transferred airliner production from Washington state to South
Carolina, and they will expect a “greater explanation” of the action when they
take up Solomon’s nomination to become general counsel.
NLRB Rejects Union Suggestion for Change Of Policy Favoring Vote on Employer
Premises
Daily Labor Report Online, 5/03/2011
The National Labor Relations Board April 29 rejected
suggestions from the Service Employees International Union and an SEIU local
that the board revisit its long-standing presumption that representation
elections should be conducted on the premises of the employer rather than at an
off-site location (Mental Health Ass’n Inc., 356 N.L.R.B. No. 151, 4/29/11).