All posts tagged "NLRB"

(Phoenix, AZ) – In a strong rebuke to the Obama Administration Wednesday, federal district court Judge Frederick J. Martone ruled that the Secret Ballot Amendment, which protects workers’ right to secret ballot in union-organizing elections, is constitutional. Drafted by the Goldwater Institute in 2009, the Save Our Secret Ballot amendment was added...

NN&V Exclusive (Rebecca Smith) – Last summer, labor heavyweight Richard Trumka made an announcement that largely went unnoticed by the main media.  The AFL-CIO was launching a Super PAC to lobby for labor issues year round.  In August, Trumka stated: “Let’s assume we spent $100 in the last election.  The day after...

NN&V Exclusive (Rebecca Smith) – My respect for our Republican representatives has risen in the past few weeks as they have successfully parried with the Obama administration’s union-friendly labor appointments and handed the National Mediation Board (NMB) a set back by passing the new FAA funding bill.  While this has certainly vacated...

NN&V Exclusive (Rebecca Smith) – Back in June of 2011, the NLRB started hinting that they would be looking at changing decades old election rules.  On January 12, 2012, they did it.  The new rules regarding union elections will go into effect in April, giving the lone dissenting member Brian Hayes time...

NN&V Exclusive In Part I of Union-Friendly Changes By NRLB Will Affect Your Business, Smith explained micro bargaining units and new regulations regarding notices of the right to unionize. Below are three other changes businesses must be aware of for 2012. – Ed. (Rebecca Smith) – 3. The NLRB’s decision regarding the...

NN&V Exclusive (Lori Piotrowski) – One of the reasons unions are so effective is because they never give up on an issue. Much like a dog pulling on his chew toy, union reps tug and tug and tug until they pull it out of their opponents’ hands. Today, however, unions and the National...

(Lachlan Markey/The Heritage Foundation) – House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) claimed on Friday that the National Labor Relations Board had refused to comply with a subpoena the committee issued on Sunday. The subpoena asked for documents related to the NLRB’s action against Boeing, and requested they be...

(Michael Chamberlain/Nevada Business Coalition) – Everybody likes a good David vs. Goliath story. But only when David wins. It just so happens we have such a story in our own backyard. The good news is that David has truth and the law on his side. The bad news is Goliath may be...

(Mike Chamberlain/The Cranky Hermit) – From the NLRB that brought you the Boeing case comes something even more outrageous. LaborUnionReport alerts us to the case of Gordon L. Wray, formerly the sole owner of BLSI, LLC, a sitework contractor, and formerly of this world. It seems the AFL-CIO’s International Union of Operating...