Think you have union rights? What Happens if there’s no NLRB?

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5. Assholes. Just read about this.

http://peoplesworld.org/court-nullifies-obama-appointments-to-labor-board/

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The labor movement reacted quickly to the ruling with outright condemnation.

"Today's decision by a panel of Republican judges on the DC Circuit is nothing less than shocking," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in a statement, adding that he fully expects "this radical decision to be reversed, and that other courts addressing thjs issue will uphold the President's appointment authority."

The labor movement is concerned about GOP attempts to cripple the NLRB because the board has traditionally been an important avenue used by workers in response to corporate attacks on their right to organize, among other rights at the workplace. The board came into existence in the 1930's as part of the Wagner Act and was charged by Congress at that time with guaranteeing that companies adhered to labor law. The Wagner Act under which the NLRB was created spelled out specifically that it is the policy of the United States Government to encourage collective bargaining.

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