On Friday, Freedom@Work scooped the national media in breaking the full story about President Obama's executive order giveaway to Big Labor. For those of you who missed it, Obama handed the Department of Labor the new power to blacklist nonunion companies targeted by union operatives.
Under the new rules, any unfair labor practice charge leveled against a contractor -- perhaps during a union organizing drive -- could be used to bar the contractor from competing for taxpayer-funded federal work. Hilda Solis, Obama's pro-forced unionism pick for Secretary of Labor, is sure to use this requirement to pressure companies into handing their employees over to forced unionism
Taken alone, this blacklist rule is outrageous, but the outrage is compounded by the fact that Obama and his pro-forced unionism allies in Congress are on the verge of passing a massive, pork-filled "stimulus" bill. The 900 billion dollar package promises a dramatic, across-the-board increase in federal outlays, and thanks to President Obama's generosity, Big Labor is perfectly positioned to leverage those funds to tap into more sources of forced union dues from the 92 percent of American workers who have not chosen to unionize.
Now that union operatives at DOL have the power to blacklist a company from federal contracting simply by lodging a few spurious (even unadjudicated) charges, it's pretty clear union bosses are in for a massive payday when the "stimulus" bill passes.
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Obama and Big Labor
This action by Obama does not surprise me and even you missed the next executive order that prevents employers from telling their employees the downside of unions. These two executive orders and the soon to be Union Check Card act will do away with all worker rights in regard to unions. This is a agregious assualt on states rights and as you remember was the catalyst for the civil war. It is one more step toward the socialist program desired by the left. If one looks far enough to the left you will find the one-world government hoard. Unions had a purpose but many have out-lived that purpose and have become part of the problem. Unions extract income from individuals and companies that could be better used where it is earned instead of into a shawdow government controlled by big labor. Unions cause imbalance in wages, artifically high cost of doing business in America which forces many firms to leave. That coupled with extradinarily high corporate taxes will bring down this nation.
stupidity
Under what republican rock have you been living. The far right just gave a number of big money co. Billions for going broke. Take any ONE of the top ten bailouts and you have paid their executives, each, ten times the payroll that all the top ten union BOSS get combined. What worker has ever not been allowed to vote at a union meeting and not had the right to object to that denial. Only in a NRTW world doses workers have all rights denied. Well, even the NRTW will allow you one right for now. To leave your job and seek a lesser one at another place. Lesser wages,benefits, and security. Think About It.
Thanks for your comment, but
Thanks for your comment, but we certainly did not "miss" the "executive order that prevents employers from telling their employees the downside of unions." It's referenced in our press release. http://www.nrtw.org/en/press/2009/01/obama-makes
Did not miss it.
It feels good to know that you actually read comments. You have already exceeded concern of the Obama administration. May we not lose our right to free speech.
Stimulus
Where do all these Gov. officials think that giving money to the big Companies that it will filter down to Us. the working class. All of us as children were taught to that you can't get out of debt by borrowing money. Because you end up getting farther in debt thru credit untill you finally can't see the light anymore. Thens comes the crash. This is the same for the companies. This is all just a plot to become broken and then join in with the other countries and unite with a one world currency and Gov't. Just remember the Gov't can't give you anything that they haven't already taken from you or they will take it from you in the near future. Why do we put somuch trust in a small group of people that vote there own raises and charge us to go to work to spend our money. Lets take this gov't back to how it was designed. Let every one take their turn in office and do their duty for the better of the U.S.