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CDW: President’s NLRB Recess Appointments “Unconstitutional”
January 13, 2012
*** For A Copy Of CDW’s Motion, Click Here *** Employers File Suit To Block Three Wrongly Appointed Board Members WASHINGTON, D.C. // JANUARY 13, 2012 // Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, which represents over 600 employers, associations and other organizations operating in every Congressional District, announced that it has joined with leading [...]
Read more »President Ignores Constitution, Decades of Precedent to Advance Special Interest Union Agenda
January 4, 2012
Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace lambasted the recess appointments of three Members to the National Labor Relations Board, saying the President violated the intent of the Constitutional separation of powers to avoid working with the Senate to clean up the destruction wrought by his previous recess appointee, Craig Becker.
Read more »Employers Rush to Court to Block Labor Board’s Bias Election Rule
December 20, 2011
NLRB Issues Final “Ambush” Election Rule, CDW and Chamber Immediately File Suit WASHINGTON, D.C. // DECEMBER 20, 2011 // Today, the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed suit in federal court to block the National Labor Relations Board’s unfair “ambush” election” rule, which would radically change the process for [...]
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Republicans May Block Nominees After Obama Recess Appointments
January 27, 2012
Senate Republicans are weighing a plan to block most of President Barack Obama’s federal appeals court nominations starting in June or earlier in response to the recess appointments he made this month.
Read more: BusinessWeekLabor board chief to press for new union rules
January 26, 2012
One change Pearce wants is requiring businesses to hand over lists of employee phone numbers and emails to union leaders before an election. He also wants the board to consider other rule changes it didn’t have time to approve before it lost a quorum last year. They include the use of electronic filings and quicker timetables for certain procedures.
Read more: Associated PressObama appointments no way to run a democracy
January 12, 2012
On Thursday the Justice Department issued an opinion dated Jan. 6, signed by Assistant Attorney General Virginia Seitz, purporting to justify President Obama’s Jan. 4 recess appointments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the National Labor Relations Board.
Read more: Washington ExaminerLabor Board Swears In Three New Members
January 10, 2012
The National Labor Relations Board swore in three new members Monday amid continued wrangling over the legality of their appointments and the direction of the agency’s agenda.
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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.
