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Posted on 03/27/2017 9:50:57 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
Trump Ends Obama Contracting Rule President signs resolution overturning Obama's 'blacklisting' executive order
President Trump on Monday repealed Barack Obama's blacklisting rule that would have benefitted labor unions in federal contracting.
Trump signed a resolution passed by the House and Senate overturning the rule, which would have forced companies bidding for government contracts to report all allegations of unfair labor practices filed against them. Previously, contractors only needed to disclose incidents in which they had been found guilty of labor violations.
President Obama issued the "blacklisting" executive order in 2014, saying it would lead to "economy and efficiency in procurement by contracting with responsible sources who comply with labor laws." The Labor Department announced the final rule in August 2016.
Labor law experts observed that the rule could tilt the scales in favor of labor organizations. Veteran union attorney Robert Schwartz said in a blog post that it gave "unions unprecedented new leverage against companies" during disputes because they could imperil federal contract opportunities with allegations, rather than proven violations.
The National Labor Relations Board, the federal government's top labor arbiter, handles unfair labor practice complaints. The agency investigates allegations and either files official complaints against the defendant, encourages settlement between the two parties, or dismisses the charges. The agency handled more allegations in 2016 than in 2015, but the number of settlements and official charges fell. Workers issued 1,272 complaints in 2016, equal to the number issued in 2015, even though allegations increased by 5 percent over the year. Settlements were reached in 6,010 cases, a 7 percent decline.
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.), chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, praised Trump for "rejecting this misguided approach."
"This duplicative rule would have served only to empower union bosses," Foxx said in a statement. "There has long been a system in place to hold federal contractors accountable, and the best way to ensure fair pay and safe workplaces is to enforce that system effectively."
Several private sector companies and industry associations challenged the rule in federal court, leading Dederal Judge Marcia A. Crone to issue a temporary injunction against its implementation in October. Associated Builders & Contractors, which filed the suit, praised Trump for eliminating the rule.
"The rule violated the due process rights of contractors by forcing them to report mere allegations of misconduct—which are often frivolous and filed with nefarious intentions by special interest groups—the same as fully adjudicated violations," ABC spokesman Ben Brubeck said in a statement. "ABC is committed to working with the Trump administration and Congress to improve the government’s current procurement system to ensure that taxpayer-funded projects are awarded through a transparent and fair bid process."
Previously, contractors only needed to disclose incidents in which they had been found guilty of labor violations.
Veteran union attorney Robert Schwartz said in a blog post that it gave "unions unprecedented new leverage against companies" during disputes because they could imperil federal contract opportunities with allegations, rather than proven violations.
Looks like another win for the people.
Once again ‘enforcement” works far better than layering one regulation upon another and another as means of control.... ....but then that does work for hiding things between the cracks just in case you want to pull it out and hammeer someone with it as Obama has set up across the country.
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Check out # 2 , and article.
Thanks, MarvinStinson.
Can you believe he was actually mentioned as a possible running mate with Hillary! And of course 'as a Latino' he now is the Head of the DNC if I remember right.
Can you believe they've got a civil rights Latino guy heading the DNC....that speaks volumes!!!!! Demorats have no loyalty to this country except to rape it! No surprise the guys all about bringing in everyone from our Southern Border to the tip of south America....to give the Demorats their voting base they can't find anywhere else...and make sure once they get it they never loose an election again.
Glad to see you know who Thomas Perez is.
Most have never heard of him, despite all the carnage he has caused.
Caww is a fount of information. I don’t know how she does it.
....”Most have never heard of him, despite all the carnage he has caused”....
Poisonous snakes live in tall weeds.
Most haven’t because he’s worked on civil rights and through various other groups such as that...not to mention the really bad guys always work behind the Political ‘Stars’ of the hour...Demorat hitmen always hide in the bushes...it’s required.
Besides if you’re not black or Latino then what goes on mostly in their circles really don’t come into view...and they like it like that...until they’re ready to strike.
An insatiable desire to want to know the truth...so that means lots of homework to find it when it matters to me to know. Heck I was wrong about the London killer...I fell for the reports like the news agencies did. Egg on face I broke my rule of thumb...nothing is true until YOU KNOW that it's true.
Makes sense, allowing libtards to control things merely by making an “allegation” is always a terrible idea.
As anyone knows, whiny libtards can make allegations about absolutely anything. There can be a Grand Canyon gap between allegation and reality when libtards are involved.
Perez needs some serious dental work on the lowers...
Sorry for the oversize photo, but it gives you a clear view of the dental condition.
“This was the creation of Thomas Perez,”
Put the ashes in a paupers grave : )
“This was the creation of Thomas Perez,”
Put the ashes in a paupers grave : )
Indeed!.....unfortunately he heads the DNC now...coupled with the Sanctuary City Mayors he’s working with....the coup continues.......
Yeah, it continues.
RE Perez:
Maybe that little commie monkeyboy should sign up for Obamadentalcare and get himself some new choppers.
lol....
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