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NILRR Clips October 10, 2014

October 10, 2014 by CLJ

Roy Exum: The UAW’s New Scab List The Chattanoogan Online, October 10, 2014 There is a special page that is popping up on union websites in right-to-work states such as Tennessee that is called “The Scab List,” according to an article in Washington. Glenn Taubmann, a lawyer at the National Right…(Read More)

Forced Union Dues For Detrimental ‘Representation’

August 30, 2014 by Stan Greer

An article I recently contributed to The Federalist web site (see the link below) attempts to separate fact from fiction regarding government union officials in the U.S. and how they operate. The article focuses primarily on the issues considered by the U.S. Supreme Court in Harris v. Quinn, a National Right to Work…(Read More)

NILRR Clips August 15, 2014

August 15, 2014 by CLJ

Poll Shows State Supports Philosophy Behind ‘Right-To-Work’ ctnewsjunkie.com, August 15, 2014 A poll of 500 residents, conducted in July by Google Consumer Surveys, found that 75 percent of respondents said “yes” when asked: “Should employees have the right to decide, without force or penalty, whether to join or leave a labor…(Read More)

NILRR Clips August 8, 2014

August 8, 2014 by CLJ

National Right to Work Supreme Court Victory Forces SEIU to Abandon Forced Dues Demands in Illinois, Minnesota, & Massachusetts nrtw.org, August 5, 2014 “Thanks to a National Right to Work Foundation-won victory at the U.S. Supreme Court, SEIU bosses across the country are being forced to back down from their forced union…(Read More)

NILRR Clips August 1, 2014

August 1, 2014 by CLJ

Labor leaders say from now on union organizing will be different People’s World Online, July 31, 2014 When he came out of a closed door session of the council here July 30 Larry Cohen, the chair of the AFL-CIO’s organizing committee, said that from here on out union organizing is going to…(Read More)

NILRR Clipsheet, July 25, 2014

July 25, 2014 by CLJ

It’s unions that treat nonmembers as ‘whipping boys’: Guest opinion Oregonlive.com, July 22, 2014 The normally calm Nesbitt states that the high court has made “whipping boys” of both unions and home care workers. I disagree. It is government employee unions that have been treating home care workers as whipping boys. Until…(Read More)

Freedom to Bankroll or Not Bankroll a Union ‘Protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution’

July 18, 2014 by Stan Greer

As has been widely reported in media coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 30 ruling in Harris v. Quinn, the 37-year-old High Court precedent that first upheld the constitutionality of laws and other public policies authorizing the termination of public employees for refusal to pay union dues or fees for…(Read More)

Memo to Justice Kagan: Monopoly Bargaining Alone Puts Individual Employee ‘Under Powerful Compulsion’ to Join a Union

July 6, 2014 by Stan Greer

Blogging July 2 over at the National Right to Work Committee web site, I discussed how Justice Elena Kagan’s dissent in the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation-won U.S. Supreme Court case Harris v. Quinn disingenuously overlooks key concessions made by union lawyer Paul Smith during the Harris oral arguments back…(Read More)

NLRB News Releases (click link to download)

NLRB Extends Time for Submitting Comments on Rulemaking for Election Protection Rule

WASHINGTON, DC—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is again extending the time for submitting comments regarding its proposed amendments to Part 103 of its Rules and Regulations for an additional 30 days.

NLRB Extends Time for Submitting Comments on Proposed Rule Concerning Students

WASHINGTON, DC, November 26, 2019—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has again extended the time for submitting comments on its proposed rule concerning the definition of “employee” under Section 2(3) of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The proposed rule would exempt from the NLRB’s jurisdiction undergraduate and graduate students who perform services for financial compensation in […]

Ethics Review Concludes NLRB Program is Strong and Fully Compliant

Board’s Comprehensive Review Recommends Changes to Address Potential Gaps and Ensure Full Transparency The NLRB released its Ethics Recusal Report, outlining the Board’s 18-month comprehensive review of its ethics policies and procedures. The report, issued by Chairman John F. Ring, concludes that the Agency’s ethics program for Board member recusals is strong and fully compliant […]

NLRB Responds to Senator Murray Letters

WASHINGTON, DC—November 8, 2019 Today, NLRB Chairman John F. Ring and Member Marvin E. Kaplan responded to recent letters from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees and employers from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to […]