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Gerrymandering Graduate Students Under the Obama NLRB

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Another day, another union reveals one of its worst-kept secrets. Earlier this week, we highlighted how one union has admitted what is obvious to most honest observers: The administration’s new blacklisting regulations aren’t really about “fair pay and safe workplaces,” but instead about increasing union leverage against employers. And that’s not the only thing unions are admitting these days. Ano... Read more »

“Unprecedented New Leverage” for Unions

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Is it too early to say we told you so? The Obama administration claims its blacklisting rule is about ensuring federal contractors deliver “fair pay and safe workplaces.” But since there has long been a process in place to hold federal contractors accountable, there has always been more than meets the eye with this expansive bureaucratic boondoggle. As House Education and the Workforce Committee l... Read more »

"Regulatory Limbo" Under the NLRB

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One year ago, bureaucrats at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) handed a gift to Big Labor that will upend a business model that's paved the way to the American Dream for countless individuals. The NLRB’s partisan decision in Browning-Ferris Industries overturned decades of labor policy, and it was issued despite concerns voiced by small business owners across the country. Clint Ehlers, own... Read more »

#FlashbackFriday: NLRB Launches Attack on the American Dream

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July 29, 2014: That’s the day the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) escalated its attack on America’s small businesses and the workers they employ. That’s right, two years ago today, NLRB General Counsel Richard Griffin determined McDonald’s Inc. and certain franchisees were “joint employers.” His unprecedented decision would advance a broader effort to overturn decades of settled labor polic... Read more »

Adding Fuel to the Fire

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College affordability is increasingly on the minds of more and more Americans—particularly with students preparing to head off to college and a national election on the horizon. Unfortunately, as college costs continue to rise, one “solution” being discussed would only add fuel to the fire. According to research from the American Action Forum, expansions in federal tuition subsidies have been the ... Read more »

“Obamacare Is Unraveling”

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We’re now six years into the government takeover of health care, and the president’s unworkable health care law continues to unravel and create more hardship for working families. Stories across the country serve as a painful daily reminder of the broken promises surrounding this failed law. Promise: “This legislation will also lower costs for families and for businesses …” – President Obama Reali... Read more »

NLRB: Destroying Opportunity Since 2009

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The Obama National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is always finding new ways to make it harder for workers to succeed. In recent years, there have been “ambush” elections and job-destroying micro-unions, diktats to private businesses on where to create jobs, and restrictions on the right to secret ballot elections. We could go on, and sadly, it looks like the NLRB is just getting warmed up. This wee... Read more »

What They’re Saying: Real-World Consequences of DOL’s Overtime Rule

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While families continue to struggle under an anemic economy, the Obama administration continues to advance the same-old failed policies that are holding workers and small businesses back. The latest example? An overtime rule the Department of Labor promises will cure years of stagnant wages that continue to hurt working families. Instead of addressing the underlying causes of slow job growth and a... Read more »

Federal Judge Halts Partisan Persuader Ploy

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WARNING: Content may be troubling for those who support the Department of Labor’s latest assault on the rights of workers and employers. Just months after the Obama administration finalized an extreme and partisan rule that will boost Big Labor at the expense of America’s workers and employers, a federal judge has blocked enforcement of the new regulatory scheme. Following an earlier decision by a... Read more »

5 Ways the Flawed Overtime Rule Will Do More Harm Than Good

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The Department of Labor has released a controversial new rule doubling the salary threshold under which employees qualify for overtime—a drastic change that President Obama is touting as a “win for working families.” When the White House claims a new regulatory scheme will be a “win” for workers—watch out. We’ve seen this sales pitch before, and it usually means they are about to hurt the very peo... Read more »

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