Marathon Pundit: Another week, more NLRB-Boeing overreach stories

Monday, May 23, 2011

Another week, more NLRB-Boeing overreach stories

Another work week brings us more NLRB overreach stories.

From The Hill:

The National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) lawsuit against Boeing shows that President Obama is running a "Chicago-style thuggish" administration, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said this week in a radio interview.

Appearing on the conservative Hugh Hewitt show Thursday evening, McConnell said the lawsuit was "unbelievable" and "truly outrageous."

"The federal government is now, through the NLRB, going to tell you where you can locate your plant," he said. "You know, a lot of these big, global businesses, their response to that might be, 'Well, I'll locate my plant in Mexico.' "

McConnell said he wasn't surprised a labor board under the Obama administration would take such a stance.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) is siding with Big Labor over jobs? Big Labor Bailout explains why:

Why is Senator Murray such a strong advocate for the NLRB and their effort to serve as an advocacy arm of Big Labor? Since 2005, union bosses have donated $753,975 to Senator Patty Murray's campaign committee and leadership PAC, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

In 2010, Senator Murray was one of the top ten recipients of campaign contributions from her union allies.

FitsNews.com:

An unprecedented anti-free market complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against aircraft manufacturer Boeing would be lifted if the Chicago-based firm agreed to produce additional 787 Dreamliner airplanes at its Everett, Washington facility.

That's the "deal" being offered by NLRB spokeswoman Nancy Cleeland, who claims that the Barack Obama-appointed union goons at her agency aren't really trying to tell Boeing where it can or can't build planes.

"We are not telling Boeing they can't build planes in South Carolina," Cleeland said in an interview with The Street. "We are talking about one specific piece of work: three planes a month. If they keep those three planes a month in Washington, there is no problem."

Wow. The only thing missing from that quote is Cleeland sticking a loaded gun in the face of Boeing's CEO.

Freedom@work:

South Carolina newspaper and television outlets have highlighted the National Right to Work Foundation's efforts to challenge the National Labor Relations Board's scheme to undermine laws that protect worker freedom.

The Acting General Counself of the NLRB filed a complaint last month against Boeing for creating over 1000 new jobs in South Carolina, where International Association of Machinists union bosses can't force workers to pay dues or "fees" as a condition of employment.

The Foundation is offering free legal aid to current or potential Boeing employees affected by this power grab. Also this week, the Foundation filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the NLRB.