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Supreme Fight Over Recess Players
May 24, 2013
CDW Files SCOTUS Brief In NLRB Appointments Game WASHINGTON, D.C. // MAY 24, 2013 // Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace announced it has filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court to support a federal appeals court ruling that invalidated illegal executive appointments to the National Labor Relations Board. CDW has been involved [...]
Read more »CDW: Third Circuit Deals Second Strike To NLRB
May 16, 2013
Another Court Decision Finds “Recess” Appointments Illegal WASHINGTON, D.C. // MAY 16, 2013 // Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace praised the Third Circuit US Court of Appeals’ decision declaring illegal National Labor Relations Board recess appointments made by President Obama. The decision in New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation v NLRB is the second [...]
Read more »NLRB ON NOTICE: COURT TEARS DOWN POSTER RULE
May 7, 2013
Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace lauded the US District Court of Appeals for Washington, DC, which invalidated an illegal National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule requiring nearly 6 million businesses to post notices that amounted to little more than advertisements for union membership.
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Appeals court limits labor board’s lawlessness
May 23, 2013
Presumably the Supreme Court will defeat Obama’s by telling the NLRB that the D.C. court was right about recess appointments. By such judicial vigilance against the excesses of elected officials, democracy is disciplined and progressivism’s agenda — unchecked executive power — is understood to be unconstitutional.
Read more: Washington Post3rd Circuit joins D.C. Circuit in slamming NLRB appointment
May 19, 2013
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday said an appointment President Barack Obama made to the National Labor Relations Board was invalid, becoming the second circuit to question the validity of the labor board’s decisions.
Read more: ReutersHigh Hurdles for Labor Board Nominees
May 16, 2013
If Sen. Lamar Alexander (R., Tenn.) is a measure of his party, President Barack Obama could have trouble winning Senate confirmation of two labor board members he had installed last year using controversial recess appointments.
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CDW Urges NLRB to Tear Down Poster Plan
On behalf of millions of employers, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) today filed comments opposing an effort by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to force firms to post pro-organizing notices in an estimated 6 million workplaces, the vast majority of which are non-union. The rule would require all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to post a notice setting forth some—but not all—rights under the Act.
Click here to read our press release and here to download a PDF version of the submitted comments.
