Advertising

 

 


 

 

Press Releases

 

Entries in Card Check (37)

Sunday
Apr072013

AFP - Freeze NLRB

In yet another attempt to “work around Congress,” last year President Obama unconstitutionally appointed three people to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the agency that imposes rules regarding union-organizing elections that give Big Labor a big advantage. This past January, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the President’s appointments, finding them to be unconstitutional—the President made these recess appointments when the Senate was not actually in recess.

Take action today: Tell Congress to freeze all NLRB activities while these unconstitutional appointees are still on the board.

Thankfully, there’s a bill in Congress that would stop the NLRB from implementing the rules that it has adopted since January 4, 2012, when President Obama stacked it with illegitimate, unconstitutionally appointed members. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), would freeze all of the NLRB’s activities that require a full quorum. The House of Representatives is going to vote on the bill next week—and they need to hear from you.

This is not only about stopping the partisan, pro-union stranglehold on the NLRB. It’s also about keeping the American system of check and balances in place. Congress needs to stand up to the president when he oversteps his constitutional authority. No more working around Congress and the Constitution to further his Big Labor agenda.

Sincerely,

Nicole Kaeding

State Policy Manager

Americans for Prosperity

Take action today: Tell Congress to freeze all NLRB activities while these unconstitutional appointees are still on the board.

Tuesday
Feb052013

Townhall Spotlight - Sign the petition Barack fears 

Dear Concerned American:

"I owe these unions."

President Barack Obama couldn't have stated it any more clearly.

And after spending an estimated BILLION dollars to re-elect Barack Obama and maintain control of the U.S. Senate, the union bosses couldn't agree more.

They're wasting no time demanding PAYBACK.

Top AFL-CIO union boss Richard Trumka has already made clear that he expects Big Labor's Card Check Forced Unionism Bill to be a top priority in Obama's second term.

Not only that, Trumka threatened to use his forced-dues political warchest to oust any member of Congress in 2014 who stands in his way.

That's why it's vital you sign the petiton below putting yourself squarely on record OPPOSED to the union bosses' Card Check Forced Unionism Bill -- and the rest of Big Labor's agenda -- IMMEDIATELY.

Since Barack Obama doesn't have to face the voters again for re-election, the union bosses understand this may be their last -- and best -- opportunity to make Card Check Forced Unionism the law of the land.

That's why it's vital you act today!


As you know, if "Card Check" passes, workers would no longer be able to vote for or against union boss "representation" in a secret ballot election.

Instead, the union bosses would intimidate workers one-on-one -- or three-on-one -- into signing so-called "union authorization cards."

And, of course, Big Labor has yet another ticking time bomb hidden in the "Card Check" legislation.

If the union bosses can drag out negotiations with an employer past 90 days by making outrageous demands, Obama Administration bureaucrats will have the power to use this so-called "problem" as an excuse to write a new labor contract and force its terms and conditions of employment upon those workers.

So you see, not only does Big Labor want to strip workers of the right to a secret ballot but also of the right to vote on their own contracts as well!

Can you imagine the kind of damage that would do to our already-fragile economy?

I know I can.

In fact, some folks ask me from time to time, "Senator, how could the President and Congress even consider a bill like 'Card Check' with the economy the way it is?"

What I tell them may be hard to stomach, but it's the truth.

If "Card Check" passes, it would mean billions more dollars for the union bosses' coffers.

Billions more that will be spent on politics.

We're talking permanent political power.

I hate to say it, but that's why the union bosses, Barack Obama and Harry Reid aren't going to let up one bit.

And with too many Republicans scared that standing on any principle will bring another attack in the media, I'm very concerned that what may happen.

That's why it's important you sign the petition to oppose Card Check Forced Unionism IMMEDIATELY.


Should "Card Check" pass, this dangerous power grab would:

*** Force millions of additional working Americans to pay union dues under the threat of losing their jobs, filling Big Labor coffers with hundreds of millions of forced-dues dollars;

*** Dramatically increase the wasteful work rules, hate-the-boss propaganda, slowdowns and bitter strikes that shut down businesses and destroy jobs, ensuring that even more plants are closed and more jobs are shipped overseas or lost forever;

*** Enable Big Labor to pump even more campaign cash into the coffers of its radical, tax and spend politicians who, in turn, will look for even greater ways to increase the union bosses' forced-dues empire.

That's why I'm counting on your help IMMEDIATELY.


After failing to pass most of Big Labor's agenda -- including "Card Check" -- during his first term, President Obama is anxious to payback his Big Labor benefactors.

As he told the former Russian President, "I'll have more flexibility after the election.

And you can be sure the union bosses are going to double-down in their efforts to make sure "Card Check" happens during Obama's second term.

So we can't wait.  We have to mobilize NOW.

The good news is, the National Right to Work Committee has developed a massive plan to stop the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill dead in its tracks.

Grassroots mail. Phone calls. Newspaper, radio and TV ads.

But it's all VERY expensive -- especially since everything is "last minute."

That's why it's vital you act TODAY!

And that's why, in addition to your signed petition, I hope you'll agree to make a generous contribution to help stop the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill.


After signing your petition, please make a generous contribution of of $500, $250, $100 or $35.

This is not a battle you and I can afford to lose.

I'm convinced that with the Committee's plan to mobilize Americans against the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill, you and I can stop this bill -- and the rest of Big Labor's agenda -- dead in its tracks.

But we don't have much time.

Please sign this petition and make a generous contribution of $500, $250, $100 or $35 -- or whatever you can -- to help defeat Big Labor's Card Check Forced Unionism Bill.

It's vital you act TODAY!

Sincerely,

Rand Paul, M.D.
U.S. Senator

P.S.  At a press conference immediately following the 2012 elections, AFL-CIO union boss Richard Trumka told reporters he expected Card Check Forced Unionism to be a top priority of Barack Obama's second term.

That's why there's not a moment to waste!

Friday
May252012

CEI Weekly: New Report on Union Tactics to Intimidate Companies 

Friday, May 25, 2012

 

 

 

Feature: The new report by CEI labor policy analysts reveals dubious union efforts to be rid of secret ballots.

FEATURE: New Report on Union Tactics to Intimidate Companies

 

The secret ballot is invaluable to American workers voting in union elections. But labor leaders are trying to be rid of it, and they're using controversial tactics to do it. In a new report, Labor Policy Counsel Vincent Vernuccio and Policy Analyst Trey Kovacs explain what union leaders are doing to intimidate employers and what workers can do to stop them. Read the report here.

 

 

 

SHAPING THE DEBATE

 

U.S. Principles at Stake as Government Keeps Growing

Fred L. Smith's letter to the editor in Financial Times

 

Regulators' Anti-Chemical Smear Campaign Will Breed an Unsafe World

Angela Logomasini's op-ed in Forbes

 

High Price of Cheap Drug Imports

Greg Conko's op-ed in The Washington Times

 

Overregulation Shackles Next Facebook

John Berlau's op-ed in Newsmax

 

A Tsunami of Bad Economics

Ryan Young's op-ed in The American Spectator

 

Improve Michigan's Economy With Alcohol Sales at Farmers Markets

Michelle Minton's article for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy

 

I Stand With ALEC--Amazon Didn't

Iain Murray's post on National Review Online

 

Has Ethanol Helped Lower Gas Prices

Marlo Lewis's interview in OneNewsNow

 

 

 

                     

 

 

CEI PODCAST

 

May 24, 2012: Driverless cars

 

Driverless cars are a new technology that could revolutionize the way we think about transportation. A prototype driverless car made by Google recently made the rounds in Washington, DC, and Land-use and Transportation Policy Analyst Marc Scribner got to take a ride. He shares his experience, talks about the potential benefits for road safety and congestion, and the regulatory hurdles that driverless cars must clear before they can enter the marketplace.

 

Saturday
May192012

CEI - Corporate Campaigns: How Unions Take the Secret Ballot Away from American Workers

New Report on Union Tactics to Intimidate Companies

Washington, D.C., May 18, 2012 - Labor unions are resorting to imtimidation strategies called "corporate campaigns" to strong-arm companies into eliminating the secret ballot in union elections, a new report shows.  The Labor Watch report, "Corporate Campaigns: How Unions Take the Secret Ballot Away from American Workers," is authored by CEI labor policy experts, Trey Kovacs and F. Vincent Vernuccio and published by the Capital Research Center.

 

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka once called a corporate campaign the “death of a thousand cuts.” He was referring to a type of union organizing strategy that uses an arsenal of legal, political, and public relations attacks to wear down a company’s resistance to unionization. These tactics are intended to impose financial and legal liabilities on the target company, sully its reputation with its suppliers, shareholders and customers, and hurt its standing in the community by subjecting corporate officers to personal embarrassment.

The report goes on to highlight instances in which unions have pressured companies to sign "neutrality agreements" to take away the right of employees to a secret ballot, used an anti-immigration bill against foreign auto companies hiring American workers, and engaged in shocking activities such as putting plastic cockroaches on food and claiming hospital food was contaminated.

So, what can be done?

The authors recommend some specific actions to fight back.  Mainly, passing ballot measures to guarantee secret ballot union elections, passing a federal bill to do the same, and getting Congress to pass legislation allowing workers to re-elect their union every three years.

> View the CRC Labor Watch report, Corporate Campaigns: How Unions Take the Secret Ballot Away from American Workers

Tuesday
Feb072012

CEI Today: Stealth Unionization, Payday Loan Report, CEI at CPAC & more

Monday, February 6, 2012
In the News Today

CEI Podcast for February 2, 2012: The FDA’s Latest Power Grab

Fellow in Consumer Policy Studies Michelle Minton breaks down the FDA’s behind-the-scenes push to regulate dietary supplements nearly as strictly as prescription drugs. >Listen at Libertyweek.org

Breaking news...
STEALTH UNIONIZATION - VINCENT VERNUCCIO

CEI.org:
CEI, Yankee Institute Push Back Against Stealth Unionization Campaign

 

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is trying to unionize home health care workers in Connecticut by stealth—and Governor Dannel P. Malloy is helping them. In response, the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Yankee Institute for Public Policy together this week launched a mail campaign to inform unsuspecting workers about SEIU’s efforts, and help them make an informed decision.

SEIU has already carried out such stealth tactics in other states. Here’s how it works: A pro-union governor issues an executive orders defining any health care workers who serve clients who receive any sort of government assistance as state employees who can be unionized. The union and its allies avoid media and public attention.

The only notice home health care workers receive concerning a union election is a nondescript mailing asking them if they wish to join the union. Under this process, the union only needs to receive a majority of returned cards—not a majority of all workers—to be recognized as those workers’ exclusive bargaining representative.
> Read about the just-launched mailing to home healthcare workers at CEI.org
 

PAYDAY LOANS - JOHN BERLAU

CEI OnPoint:
The 400 Percent Loan, the $36,000 Hotel Room, and the Unicorn

 

So-called “payday loans” are roundly vilified by many politicians and activists, including the Obama White House.  But a new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute finds many “dubious arguments” are made about the true costs of such loans.

CEI’s John Berlau explains why political attacks on such loans are both wrong and harmful to the very people they’re aimed at protecting.

The Obama administration and other politicians who use a “destructive myth of 400 percent interest” use a flawed method of calculating interest that makes an apples-and-oranges application of annual percentage rate (APR) to loans of a much shorter duration than one year.


 > View the OnPoint, The 400 Percent Loan, the $36,000 Hotel Room, and the Unicorn

>Interview John Berlau, Director of CEI's Center for Investors & Entrepreneurs



 

ENERGY & DIRTY POLITICS - MYRON EBELL

Globalwarming.org -Sierra Club Takes $25 Million from Natural Gas To Attack Coal


Myron Ebell discusses news that the Sierra Club got $25 million to attack the coal industry: 

Bryan Walsh in Time Magazine
broke the big story this week that the Sierra Club received over $25 million from the natural gas industry to serve as a corporate shill for the natural gas industry’s attacks on the coal industry.  Walsh wrote: “TIME has learned that between 2007 and 2010 the Sierra Club accepted over $25 million in donations from the gas industry, mostly from Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy—one of the biggest gas drilling companies in the U.S. and a firm heavily involved in fracking—to help fund the Club’s Beyond Coal campaign. Though the group ended its relationship with Chesapeake in 2010—and the Club says it turned its back on an additional $30 million in promised donations—the news raises concerns about influence industry may have had on the Sierra Club’s independence and its support of natural gas in the past.”

> Interview Myron Ebell, Director of CEI's Center for Energy and Enivornment

 

CEI AT CPAC!

 

CEI is a co-sponsor of this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Thursday, February 9 to Saturday, February 11 in Washington, D.C.

CEI will have a table in the exhibit hall of the hotel, the Marriot Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.  Please stop by booth 1509 and say hello if you are attending CPAC.

> Book CEI experts on Radio Row.

> See CEI Speakers at CPAC:



CPAC panel featuring Sam Kazman: The Red Tape War: How the Regulatory Burden and Growing Nanny State Threaten Prosperity
Thursday, February 09, 2012
10:00 - 11:00 am
Room "Wilson C"

CPAC panel featuring Vincent Vernuccio: Return of Big Labor: What Can We Learn from Wisconsin & Ohio?
Thursday, February 09, 2012
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Marshall Ballroom

CPAC panel featuring Fred L. Smith, Jr. & Myron Ebell: The Obama EPA's Green Assault on American Jobs
Thursday, February 09, 2012
4:15 - 5:00 pm
Marshall Ballroom

CPAC panel featuring Ryan Radia: Digital Liberty: Tying Government's Hands on Tech, Telecom, and the Web
Friday, February 10, 2012
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Maryland Room



Visit Conservative.org/cpac for the full conference agenda.



 

Ten Thousand Commandments

By Wayne Crews

Welcome to The Other National Debt -- The Cost of Regulation


-> Read Today's Decrees

 

CEI is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy group dedicated to the principles of free enterprise and limited government.  For more information about CEI, please visit our website, cei.org, and blogs, Globalwarming.org and OpenMarket.org.  Follow CEI on Twitter! Twitter.com/ceidotorg.