Smashing Precedents

Obama’s NLRB pushes pro-union agenda
NLRB board members Mark Gaston Pearce, Sharon Block, and Richard Griffin / nlrb.gov

The National Labor Relations Board unleashed a raft of precedent-busting, pro-union decisions after President Barack Obama’s reelection in November.

Fight for Your (Beck) Rights

Right-to-work legislation driven by fed failure to enforce 'Beck' rights
Lansing, Mich. right-to-work protest / AP

The former union member who won landmark worker protections from organized labor nearly 25 years ago said the Obama administration’s attempt to subvert those safeguards is responsible for the rise of right-to-work battles.