Obama Gearing up for Union Payoffs
-By Warner Todd Huston
Last week, president Obama signed several executive orders that he claimed would “level the playing field” for the unions. By that he means, of course, that he expects to take away more power from business and the individual as a payoff to big unions.
As the AP reported, Obama signed three orders that materially affects the business sector.
Require federal contractors to offer jobs to current workers when contracts change.
Reverse a Bush administration order requiring federal contractors to post notice that workers can limit financial support of unions serving as their exclusive bargaining representatives.
Prevent federal contractors from being reimbursed for expenses meant to influence workers deciding whether to form a union and engage in collective bargaining.
Now, Obama claims this is going to “help” workers, right? So, how does removing information from workers “help” them? As the second order above indicates, Obama has helped union thugs hide the facts from workers so that workers are left in the dark about their rights.
Naturally, that isn’t all the payoffs unions want. This week, Big Labor expects to host a series of protests aimed at forcing legislators to take up the disastrous card check legislation that is lingering in the Senate (having been passed by the left controlled House).
On Wednesday, thousands of union members will flood the Capitol, where they will deliver 1.5 million signatures in support of a bill that would make it much easier for workers to unionize. The workers are expected to be joined by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), two prominent backers of the Employee Free Choice Act.
So, if you oppose the business killing unions in this day of a struggling economy, call your representatives in Washington and encourage them to denounce these union loving Obama policies.
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Posted by Warner Todd Huston on February 5, 2009 11:50 am
» Filed Under Democrats, Economy, Liberal World, News, Union Mafias/Thugs, liberalism
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