Marathon Pundit: NLRB overreach: Unworthy honor edition

From a 10/29 Occupy
Chicago rally. I believe the
Sentiment is tongue-in-cheek.

Well, the recess-appointed attorney has ignited a golden-era for lawsuits. So I can see why the ABA is honoring him.

From a National Labor Relations Board press release:

NLRB Acting General Counsel Lafe Solomon today was named Federal Labor and Employment Attorney of the Year by the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law.

The award, which recognizes a federal attorney's "commitment to government service, demonstrated contribution to the legal profession and sustained excellence in the quality of their work product," was presented this morning at the ABA Section’s annual conference in Seattle.

In informing Mr. Solomon of the award, Section Chair Richard T. Seymour and Chair-Elect Steward S. Manela said, "Your career as a dedicated civil servant represents an example and an ideal. You have developed a reputation for integrity and leadership...Your long and distinguished service to the labor-management community in the federal government deserves recognition."

A native of Helena, Arkansas, Mr. Solomon began his career with the NLRB as a field examiner in 1972. After obtaining his law degree from Tulane University, he served as counsel for 10 Board members and as Director of the NLRB's Office of Representation Appeals for a decade.

He was named Acting General Counsel by President Obama as of June 21, 2010 [My note--bypassing the Senate by utilizing a recess appointment] and his nomination to serve as General Counsel is currently pending in the Senate. The Agency's top investigative and prosecutorial position, the General Counsel has supervisory authority over all Regional Offices and guides policy on issuing complaints, seeking injunctions, and enforcing the Board's decisions.

Big Labor is fighting the cost-saving efforts of Governor John Kasich. From the Wall Street Journal:

Labor unions are making their biggest campaign stand of 2011 in Ohio, hoping to steal momentum from efforts nationally to scale back union rights by decisively defeating a law here limiting public-employee bargaining.

But supporters of the measure, including Republican Gov. John Kasich, are fighting to defend it as the right move for Ohio, and it isn't clear if the law's defeat would have the broader implications unions envision. Various recent polls have given opponents of the law a lead of more than 10 percentage points leading up to Tuesday's vote.

My "good friends" with Occupy Chicago need to learn manners and to acquire common sense. And just who paid for those 50 tickets for a Scott Walker spech in Chicago?

From the Chicago Tribune:

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, facing a union effort to recall him from office, said today he will use Illinois' tax increase and continued deficit as a defense for actions that included eliminating most collective bargaining rights for public workers.

The Republican governor, who appeared before about 300 people at a public policy breakfast at Chicago's Union League Club, saw his speech interrupted by union-backed Occupy Chicago protesters for about six minutes before they left the event.

About 50 people who purchased tickets to the breakfast began chanting minutes into Walker's remarks, reciting slogans such as "Union busting. It's disgusting." And "We are the 99 percent." They also criticized Walker for being allowed free speech rights while blaming Mayor Rahm Emanuel for Chicago police arrests of 300 protesters who refused to leave Grant Park after an 11 p.m. curfew.

Free speech, folks, does not include the "right" to set up a tent city in a public park that has closed for decades at 11pm each night.

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