Obama Administration Once Again Proves Willing To Do Bidding Of Union Boss Cronies No Matter How Many Jobs It Costs....
“[T]he Federal Government Lobbed A
Grenade Into The Palmetto State, Challenging A Private Industry’s Right To
Conduct Business There.”(Kathleen Parker, Op-Ed, “The NLRB Fires A Shot South
Carolina Can’t Ignore,” The Washington Post, 4/22/11)
NLRB TELLS BOEING WHERE IT CAN AND CAN’T CONDUCT
BUSINESS, IN “A SHOCKING AND
FRIGHTENING DISPLAY OF WASHINGTON INTERFERENCE”
The
National Labor Relations Board Has Declared That Boeing Opening A New Plant In
South Carolina Would Be “Illegal.” “At
issue is whether Boeing, which is slated to open a plant this summer in North
Charleston and create thousands of jobs, can legally do so. The National Labor
Relations Board (NLRB) contends in a complaint recently filed against Boeing
that the company can’t open its plant in ‘right to work’ South Carolina because
the move is allegedly motivated by an attempt to avoid strikes and thus
intimidate Boeing workers elsewhere.”(Kathleen Parker, Op-Ed, “The NLRB Fires A Shot
South Carolina Can’t Ignore,” The Washington Post, 4/22/11)
· “[The NLRB] Filed A Complaint Demanding
That An Administrative Law Judge Halt The South Carolina Plant (Set To Open In
July), And Force Boeing To Move Production To Washington.” (Editorial, “Congress Vs.
The NLRB,” The Wall Street Journal,5/4/11)
Boeing
Has “Already Poured Billions Into The Facilities And Have Hired 1,000 Workers.”
“Boeing, a vital U.S. company,
wants to build a plant in South Carolina and bring good-paying manufacturing
jobs to the state. They've already poured billions into the facilities and have
hired 1,000 workers. But the NLRB filed a lawsuit last month to force Boeing
back to Washington state, where workers would be represented by a union.”
(Editorial,
“Killing Jobs In South Carolina,” The Denver Post, 5/2/11)
Savannah Morning Herald: The NRLB’s Action Against Boeing Is “A
Shocking And Frightening Display Of Washington Interference.” “In a shocking and frightening display of
Washington interference, the National Labor Relations Board has taken
unprecedented legal action against The Boeing Company to prevent it from
expanding production in the Palmetto State. Why? Because the federal board
claims that a private company that creates jobs in a right-to-work state like
South Carolina is engaging in an ‘unfair labor practice.’”(Editorial, “Boeing
Plant: Job Killing In S.C.,” The Savannah Morning
Herald,
5/5/11)
· Savannah Morning Herald: The NLRB’s Action “Is An Attack On
States That Have Faster Job Growth And Faster Income Growth Than Forced
Unionism States.” “The
attempt by the NLRB to block Boeing is an attack on states that have faster job
growth and faster income growth than forced unionism states. Mr. Obama must
live up to his pro-job promise and show that right-to-work states are part of
America, too.”(Editorial,
“Boeing Plant: Job Killing In S.C.,” The Savannah Morning
Herald,
5/5/11)
THIS IS EXACTLY THE RESULTS UNION BOSSES
EXPECTED WHEN OBAMA APPOINTED THEIR “SECERT WEAPON”Obama Used Recess Appointment To Place Union Boss Lawyer Craig Becker On The National Labor Relations Board, Even Though Senate Rejected Him. “Mr. Becker says he ‘worked with and provided advice’ to SEIU Local 880 in Chicago … one of two SEIU locals currently in the national spotlight for its deep ties with Acorn … Acorn co-founder Wade Rathke praised Mr. Becker by name … ‘For my money, Craig’s signal contribution has been his work in crafting and executing the legal strategies and protections which have allowed the effective organization of informal workers ...” (Editorial, “Acorn’s Ally At The NLRB,” The Wall Street Journal, 10/15/09; Cloture Motion On Craig Becker, Of Illinois, To Be A Member Of The National Labor Relations Board, Senate Roll Call Vote #22, Rejected 52-33, D 50-2, R 0-33, 2/9/10)
Unions Pushed
Hard For Becker Because They Believed Much Of Their Top Priorities Which
Democrats Failed To Push Through Congress Could “Be Realized Through The
Rule-Making Power Of The NLRB.” “The
battle over nominations to the NLRB, even more than EFCA, may be what really
determines the extent of labor's gains under Obama. Should Obama persevere and
see his nominations confirmed, there is reason to believe that much of what
organized labor hopes to accomplish via EFCA will be realized through the
rule-making power of the NLRB.” (Dmitri Iglitzin and Steven Hill, “Obama’s
Pro-Union Nominations to Labor Relations Board Stalled,” The
Huffington Post, 01/25/10)
Becker Worked
As Lawyer For Both SEIU And AFL-CIO. “Becker,
an associate general counsel to both the Service Employees International Union
(SEIU) and the AFL-CIO, is being treated by business trade groups as someone
who could institute parts of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) through
executive action if confirmed ...” (Kevin Bogardus, “Labor Board
Nominee Heats Up Battle Over Union-Organizing Rules," The Hill,
01/25/10)
· WSJ
Editorial:
“[Former SEIU President] Andy Stern’s Go-To Guy: Meet Craig Becker, Labor’s
Secret Weapon.”(Editorial, “Andy Stern’s Go-To Guy,” The Wall
Street Journal, 5/14/09)
OBAMA HAS ISSUED MULTIPLE ORDERS SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED TO BENEFIT UNIONS AT THE EXPENSE OF JOB-CREATING BUSINESSESObama Signed Executive Order Allowing Agencies To Require That Federal Contractors On Construction Projects Use Unionized Workers. “The revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation implement a February 2009 executive order in which President Obama encouraged agencies to consider requiring PLAs for construction projects worth more than $25 million. The final rule provides agencies with the discretion to decide if using the agreements would reduce costs and result in a more efficient contract… The agreements require project employees to receive union-approved wages and benefits, even if they do not belong to a union.”(Robert Brodsky, “Senator Rips Collective Bargaining Agreements On Federal Construction Projects,” Government Executive, 4/20/10)
· This Will Hurt Small Businesses By Making It “Harder [For
Them] To Win Government Work.” “Smaller
businesses will find it harder to win government work. Even if they put in
better bids, many can’t match the benefits offered by big companies, or always
meet the government’s plans to impose a new ‘livable wage’ standard for
employees of its contract firms. This is like putting the Davis-Bacon Act on
steroids … the 1931 legislation that continues to distort federal spending by
establishing ‘a prevailing wage’ standard for public works projects, which in
practice means the top local union wage.”(Editorial, “Procuring The
Union Agenda,” The Wall
Street Journal, 3/9/10)
· It Will Also Raise Construction Costs And Discriminates
Against 85 Percent Of Construction Workers “Who Choose Not To Join A Union.”
“Building trade groups said pushing
contractors to agree to such agreements with unions could drive up the costs of
public construction by nearly 20% and discriminate against what they said are
more than the 85% of the U.S. construction workforce members who choose not to
join a union.”(Melanie Trottman, “Unions Win Public-Contract Row,” The Wall
Street Journal, 4/13/10)
Obama
Preparing To Issue Another Executive Order That Mandates All Federal Agencies
To Require All Potential Contractors To Discloses “Certain Political Contributions.”
“A draft of the order mandates that
all contracting departments and agencies within the federal government require
‘all entities submitting offers for federal contracts to disclose certain
political contributions that may have been made within the two years prior to
submission of their offer.’” (Jordan Fabian, “WH: Order On Political
Contributions A Work In Progress,” The Hill,
4/25/11)
· Unions
Are Not Included In The Order, Which “Seems Like A Pretty Cynical Use Of
Government Power.” “Since
unions are not included in this proposed order, the target here is clearly the
business firms that received more than $500 billion in government contracts
last year. In other words, the administration appears to be trying to use the
federal contracting process to dry up funding that would probably go to
Republican-leaning causes or organizations. That seems like a pretty cynical
use of government power.”(Editorial, “End Run: Proposed Contracting
Disclosure Rule Could Harm Political Rights Of Businesses,”The
Detroit News, 5/2/11)
Obama
Also Signed Executive Order That Requires Employers To Post Information On Joining
A Union. “The attainment
of industrial peace is most easily achieved and workers’ productivity is
enhanced when workers are well informed of their rights under Federal labor
laws, including the National Labor Relations Act (Act), 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.
As the Act recognizes, ‘encouraging the practice and procedure of collective
bargaining and . . . protecting the exercise by workers of full freedom of
association, self organization, and designation of representatives of their own
choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their
employment or other mutual aid or protection’ … Relying on contractors whose
employees are informed of such rights under Federal labor laws facilitates the
efficient and economical completion of the Federal Government’s contracts ...”
(President
Barack Obama, Executive Order – Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal
Labor Laws, The
White House, 1/30/09)
· But Repeals Requirement Of Union To Inform Employees That
They Have Right To Work And Don’t Have To Join Union Or Pay Union Dues To Keep
Their Jobs. “Revocation
of Prior Order and Actions. Executive Order 13201 … is revoked.” (President
Barack Obama, Executive Order – Notification of Employee Rights Under Federal
Labor Laws, The
White House, 1/30/09)
Another
Obama-Issued Executive Order Forces Federal Contractors To Give Unions “A Right
Of First Refusal” If Used By Previous Contractors. “It is the policy of the Federal
Government that service contracts … shall include a clause that requires the
contractor … under a contract that succeeds a contract for performance of the
same or similar services at the same location, to offer those employees …
employed under the predecessor contract whose employment will be terminated as
a result of the award of the successor contract, a right of first refusal of
employment under the contract in positions for which they are qualified.”(President
Barack Obama, Executive Order – Non displacement of Qualified Workers Under
Service Contracts, The
White House, 1/30/09)Source: Republican National Committee Research www.gop.com
