Obama’s Labor Board Reverses Bush Union Rule

[DFab420]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-30/obama-s-labor-board-reverses-bush-union-rule.html

The National Labor Relations Board, in two decisions backed by unions, overturned a Bush-era ruling on organizing and supported efforts to form smaller bargaining units in the health-care industry

The panel overturned a ruling under President George W. Bush that made it easier for employers to challenge union organizing. The board also backed efforts to create smaller units in health-care companies. The rulings were issued four days after Wilma Liebman, President Barack Obama’s chairman, ended her term.
“We certainly advocated for this,” Nancy Schiffer, associate general counsel for the AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor federation, said of the two decisions in an interview.

“This change in the law allows easy access by organized labor into an employer,” Peter Schaumber, former Republican chairman under Bush, said yesterday in an e-mail. “It increases union power enormously because the union can pick a tiny group of employees who if they went out on strike could bring the employer’s operations to a halt.”

Go Labor!

Go Unions!

[gateley]

1. If the Republican chairman doesn't like it, it's GOT to be good! nt

[jenmito]

2. K&R!

[Frances]

3. This is only one of the reasons why I will support Obama

I spent the first 26 years of my life in Alabama and I know the majority of Southerners are anti-union. I am positive Perry will do everything in his power to harm unions if he is elected President. And he will be if we Dems fail to support Obama because we don't agree with everything Obama does.

[Oceansaway]

4. K&R..n/t

[DavidDvorkin]

5. This is clearly just Bush's third term.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Right

He's clearly just doing what George W. Bush, John McCain, Rick Perry, Michelle Bachmann, et. al would've done. :eyes: :rofl:

[DavidDvorkin]

7. Or worse!

[ljm2002]

8. Glad to hear it...

...every little bit helps!

K&R

[uponit7771]

9. DU has become very anti Obama, this should be rec'd to the hilt...

[DFab420]

10. Yea no kidding. This is a labor issue and people still can't be happy cause Obama did it.

[polmaven]

12. Did my part for that!

[Kingofalldems]

11. K and R for good news

[FredStembottom]

13. Rec'd for a clearly positive step.

Nearly un-rec'ed for hysterical responses.:spank:

[ProSense]

14. The NLRB reversed

three rules