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In this issue:
Union Bailout Update Bill Would Permit Merit Pay in Union Shops Machinists Striking Once a Member Always a Member Labor Relations Insight, Sticky Fingers and more…
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Labor Relations Insight by Phillip Wilson
What have we learned in the first week of the “ambush election” rules?
There are two questions I’ve been asked a lot over the last couple of months, and especially in the last week:
Will petitions increase after the new “ambush election” rules go into effect? How far will election times decrease under the new “ambush election” rules?
Here’s what we’ve seen
Continue reading INK May 10, 2012
 CBS recently reached out to LRI President Phil Wilson for insight on how U.S. labor law impacts the relationship that U.S. companies have with foreign companies to which they have outsourced work. . A few years ago Nike was in the cross hairs of when activist groups were decrying pacific rim sweatshops, but now that high-tech is in the spotlight, Apple is the new high-profile target of groups looking for scapegoats.
According to Wilson, U.S. labor law contributes to the difficulty that U.S. companies have in holding foreign subcontractors accountable:
Our labor laws actually discourage companies from monitoring contractors too closely. Ironically employers must be careful not to monitor contractors too closely, or else they are found to be “joint employers” with the contracting company,
Continue reading Wilson Comments On Apple and Foreign Contractors
In this issue:
• Union Bailout Update • Yes, America, the Unions Are Killing Your Twinkies • Will the Unions Screw Up the Superbowl? • Laborers Vow Never to Forget Keystone • Picket Line Do’s and Don’ts • Teamsters Watch, Sticky Fingers and more…
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Union Bailout Update
The NLRB held a “meet and greet” on Jan. 12 between lawmakers and the three newly sworn in Board members at the center of the latest NLRB firestorm. Members of Congress were denied the chance to question or even scan the resumes of Richard Griffin and Sharon Block as the two Democrats’ names were only first
Continue reading INK January 19, 2012
 Russ Brown, a vice president at LRI and adjunct analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, co-authored an article for the American Spectator with Ivan Osorio, editorial director and labor policy analyst at the CEI. The article dealt with the recent election rule change made by the National Mediation Board. Quoting from the article:
Last year, the National Mediation Board (NMB), the government agency charged with overseeing labor relations in the railroad and airlines industries, changed voting rules to favor unionization. On Friday, December 16, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia upheld the rule change as consistent with the Railway Labor Act (RLA).
However, as dissenting Circuit Judge Karen Henderson explained, the NMB failed to provide any justification for changing a
Continue reading LRI VP Addresses NMB Rule Change in American Spectator
In this issue:
• Union Bailout Update • Occupy Does Union Bidding in Port Protests • UAW Not Targeting Nissan, Much • Teamster $150K Club • Scoreboard, SEIU Watch, Sticky Fingers and more…
Union Bailout Update
Breaking News:
President Obama announced late Wednesday evening that he plans to nominate two lawyers to the National Labor Relations Board. The Board will no longer be able to issue decisions or create major new rules without a three member quorum and Craig Becker’s recess appointment ends on Dec. 31.
The president will nominated Sharon Block, deputy secretary for congressional affairs at the Department of Labor, and Richard Griffin, who is the general counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers. Both would be considered
Continue reading INK December 15, 2011
 As the NLRB is preparing to pass a somewhat watered down version of the quickie election rule, the Supply Chain Digest contacted LRI’s Phil Wilson for comment:
“The new resolution is not as far-reaching as it could have been, but it still gets unions their key goal, which is to cut the average election time down substantially,” said Wilson.
  
 The National Labor Relations Board announced a resolution it plans to move on tomorrow to shorten the time that elapses between a petition being filed for a union election, and the actual election. Industry has been anticipating the move for some time, but it appears the NLRB plans to rush the measure through before they lose a quorum.
Bloomberg turned to LRI president Phil Wilson for comment:
“The new resolution is not as far-reaching as it could have been, but it still gets unions their key goal, which is to cut the average election time down substantially,” Wilson said.
UPDATE: now that the rule has been established, and the time frame announced for it to go into effect, you can get the details on our webinar here.
 The sole remaining Republican member of the National Labor Relations Board sounded the alarm that his Democratic colleagues were planning an end around to push through a short elections rule before they lost quorum at the end of the year. Board member Brian Hayes sent a letter outlining the threat to Representative John Kline (R – MN), chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee.
Phil Wilson, president of LRI, commented that the Nov. 30 vote is an effort by the board to “jam through the rule prior to the end of the year.”
UPDATE: Watch our webinar describing the final rule, and what you can do about it.
In anticipation of dropping to only 2 members at the expiration of Craig Becker’s recess-appointed term in December, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has granted the General Counsel authority to handle matters related to court litigation. The move is a result of last years New Process Steel Supreme Court opinion that required the board operate with a minimum of 3 members.
The powers specified include:
to initiate and prosecute injunction proceedings under section 10(j) or section 10(e) and (f) of the Act, contempt proceedings pertaining to the enforcement of or compliance with any order of the Board, and any other court litigation that would otherwise require Board authorization; and to institute and conduct appeals to the Supreme Court by writ of error or on petition for certiorari. The Board also delegates to the General Counsel full and final authority and responsibility on behalf of the Board to
Continue reading NLRB Prepares To Work Short-Handed
In this issue:
Union Bailout Update Disability Fund “Rail Roaded” Pelosi Admits Anti-Boeing Bias SEIU Decert At California Hospital Teamsters Watch, Only In A Union, Sticky Fingers and more…
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Union Bailout Update
The groundswell of blowback against union hubris continues to rise, as both state and national legislators and executives work to reign in Big Labor. As the game of political tug-of-war continues, much of the energy will lapse into rhetoric, but there may be enough momentum now to see some benefit for American businesses come out of the bottom of the funnel.
Cantor
Last week, the House Committee on Education
Continue reading INK November 3, 2011
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