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Bush's union transparency rules retracted under Obama

The Obama administration promised increased transparency in government but has rolled back rules proposed by the Bush administration that expanded the financial disclosure statements required of labor unions and their leaders. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on March 11, 2010 at 9:34am — No Comments

Unions ramping up push against Democrats who don't toe labor line

Frustrated at seeing their legislative agenda stymied, unions are becoming increasingly active in competitive Democratic Senate primaries. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on March 11, 2010 at 9:33am — No Comments

Big Labor's Big Payback

For some time, the business community has been saying that Big Labor would stop at nothing to obtain political “payback” in the form of forced unionization of America’s employers. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on March 5, 2010 at 9:18am — No Comments

The Obama administration's poor relationship with Labor

don't know why administration officials even say things like this...Vice President Joe Biden told the AFL-CIO that the Obama administration will still be able to push through a controversial union organizing bill that has been stalled for the past year and looked all but dead once Democrats lost their 60-seat super-majority in the Senate. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on March 3, 2010 at 10:03am — No Comments

Still With Obama, but Worried

ORLANDO, Fla. — The nation’s union leaders said on Tuesday that they were “appalled” at remarks made by President Obama condoning the mass firing of teachers at a Rhode Island high school. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on March 3, 2010 at 10:01am — No Comments

Whether It’s TSA Officers Or Small Business Workers, Forced Unionization Is The Name Of The Game

For the last several months, we have seen Big Labor pull every string and work every avenue to force unionization on workers. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on March 1, 2010 at 9:39am — No Comments

Unions Push White House to Appoint Becker

Leaders of some big unions are pushing the White House to appoint former union lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board despite the failure of his nomination in the Senate, as they try to salvage what they can of their legislative and regulatory agenda ahead of the 2010 elections. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on February 12, 2010 at 9:51am — No Comments

Will Reid Advance Stealth "Card Check" Strategy Before Brown Gets Seated?

The top priority for the labor movement during the Obama administration has been to enact "card check" legislation, which would deny workers a secret ballot on unionization, and thus enable labor to rapidly add members through intimidation. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on February 4, 2010 at 10:13am — No Comments

AFL-CIO head Trumka: Obama 'finally gets it'

President Barack Obama "finally gets it" when it comes to jobs and the economy, a top labor leader said Thursday. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka praised the president's State of the Union address, after a year which saw labor maintain an -- at times -- tense relationship with the administration over top domestic priorities. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 28, 2010 at 10:11am — No Comments

Labor helps kill its own top priority

Big Labor’s top legislative priority, a bill creating an easier way to organize workers, is essentially dead – and its own members were instrumental in killing it. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 27, 2010 at 11:24am — No Comments

SEIU's Stern: Dems may not get labor's full support in fall midterms

A highly influential labor leader Friday suggested congressional Democrats might not the full support of unions in the upcoming midterm elections should they not pass a full healthcare reform package. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 25, 2010 at 9:15am — No Comments

New Polling Shows Union Members Oppose Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act

Washington, D.C. (January 14, 2010) – The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today released new polling out of Nevada demonstrating just how opposed union households are to the policies coming out of Washington, D.C., particularly the Employee ‘Forced’ Choice Act (EFCA). Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 19, 2010 at 4:29pm — No Comments

Business needs a new vision from Washington

For small business owners, 2009 ended with greater uncertainty than when the year started. While there have been some encouraging signs recently that the economy as a whole may be turning around, that's not the case for America's principal job creators. Among their top worries is what is going on in Washington. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 13, 2010 at 9:38am — No Comments

2010 is last chance for Employee Free Choice, top advocate says

WASHINGTON - This year is it for passing the Employee Free Choice Act, labor’s top legislative representative says. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 11, 2010 at 9:15am — No Comments

AFL-CIO chief still has an activist's passion

On his first official Los Angeles visit as head of the union, Richard L. Trumka, 60, predicts the beleaguered labor movement will score some significant victories this year. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 8, 2010 at 10:44am — No Comments

Obama Renominates Craig Becker to NLRB

Breaking, as they say, from Sam Stein: President Obama has renominated Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board, along with several other nominees that were returned by the Senate. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 7, 2010 at 9:32am — No Comments

Swing states may be on the move

A commotion unfolds in the tiny public library here as the staff searches for a copy of the memoir written by Harry Reid, Senate Democratic leader and Searchlight native. "Has anyone seen Harry's book?" a librarian calls out. A local patron grabs a trash can and peers inside: "It's not where it's supposed to be," he says. In his hometown at least, there seems to be little affection for Reid, whom some residents describe as a distant figure out of touch with local concerns.… Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 5, 2010 at 9:34am — No Comments

Former AFL-CIO PD Says Card Check Not Dead in ‘10

Conventional wisdom has been that, once the health care fight is over, Democrats will avoid controversial issues in the run up to the 2010 midterms. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 5, 2010 at 9:33am — No Comments

For Obama, Some Unions Are More Equal Than Others

The Service Employees International Union takes the top prize as President Obama’s favorite labor union. President Andy Stern and Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger have visited the White House nearly 60 times, including 11 meetings with Obama and another with Vice President Biden. Click here to read more... Continue

Added by No Way Big Labor on January 4, 2010 at 9:20am — No Comments

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