http://thehill.com/regulation/labor/246356-gop-battles-to-defund-work-of-obama-labor-board
Congressional Republicans are using the power of the purse to do battle against a series of controversial labor regulations from the Obama administration.
They say the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) gave a gift to labor unions by issuing what they call an “ambush election” rule that speeds up the process for organizing in the workplace.
Republican lawmakers are also incensed by a joint-employer policy that holds companies responsible for the labor violations of their business partners, and by a “micro-union” policy that paves the way for multiple labor unions to organize in a single workplace.
Now tasked with crafting a funding bill for the labor board, Republicans are moving to cut the NLRB’s by funding by 10 percent while blocking officials from enforcing any of these controversial rules.
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) called said the funding bill is an opportunity to “rein in the excessive overreach of the … National Labor Relations Board.”
“This has been the most activist NLRB in history,” Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) told The Hill. “The NLRB has grossly overstepped and changed decades of established labor law.”
Republicans have long accused the NLRB of favoring labor unions under President Obama, and waged a long battle against appointments to the agency that ended with a major defeat for Obama at the Supreme Court.
While Republicans were thwarted in past attempts to halt NLRB rulings, their leverage has increased now that they control both chambers of Congress.
The House Appropriations Committee this week advanced a $153 billion funding bill that takes aim at the NLRB rules. The Senate Appropriations Committee followed suit with a similar bill.
Both labor-funding bills contain provisions that would block the NLRB from implementing the union election, joint employer, and micro-union policies.
The effort is drawing heavy fire from Democrats and labor unions.
"It’s an obvious effort by the Republican leadership to weaken the NLRB and undermine workers’ rights," AFL-CIO general counsel Lynn Rhinehart told The Hill in a statement.
i really hope those on the fence are paying attention just like republicans consider you having healthcare ala Obama an abomination they see your having a say so in your labor relations with unions and safety in the work place that is one of those freedoms they refer to as having to get gov't of their backs. freedom to put your life at risk for lower pay, and control every aspect of your "OBLIGATION" to the company. you, well to quote Christie "just sit down and shut up".
this is what they want to take us back to those days when you got up everyday went to work stayed all day come home get a couple of hours than go back no safety gear no concern for your health or your living expenses, wait that is exactly what they are doing to us now so what are they taking us back to their Scrooge employee relationship is still the same. they win you lose and any programs designed to help you their paid for republicans are blocking or outright denying it.
Nov. 4th 2016 correct a wrong that has been too long.
