Posted on 10/31/2013 10:43:42 AM PDT by Rusty0604
Big Labor applauded the Senate for confirming Richard Griffin on Tuesday as general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
The Senate voted 62-37 to end a filibuster against Griffin's nomination and 55-44 to confirm him. The NLRB oversees labor-management conflicts in the private sector.
"With today's confirmation of Richard Griffin to serve as General Counsel, the NLRB is now running on all cylinders to meet its duty to fairly and impartially oversee the workplace rights of millions of Americans," AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said.
Griffin, a former top lawyer with the International Union of Operating Engineers, was a controversial pick. Just last week, a complaint by IUOE members alleging corruption by the union's leaders claimed Griffin gave knowingly false testimony in court.
President Obama installed him as a NLRB board member in January 2012 by recess appointment that federal courts later determined was unconstitutional
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Obama pick for NLRB was top lawyer for union tainted by mob ties, history of corruption
One of harry reid’s guys.
Who are the Rinos who voted for this puke? Linda Grahamnesty amongst them? Oh wait, she’s in a primary coming up.
Lol! Yeah "fair and impartial" all right... the NLRB has been packed with radical pro-union activists (every single one plucked straight from existing jobs with big labor... not even an attempt by the administration to look impartial). If you are a employer dragged before this kangaroo court you stand about as much of a chance as a Jew before the SS tribunal....
Why do we need an NLRB anyway?
To give labor unions more power.
day after Sen. Lindsey Graham’s empty threat to block appointments until his questions about Benghazi were answered, the Senate voted to confirm controversial union lawyer Richard Griffin as the general counsel of the NLRB. Back in July, GOP senators were duped into thinking that the then-unconstitutionally appointed Griffin would be gone from the NLRB. However, the very next day, Obama dealt the GOP a blow by cynically re-nominating Griffin for a different role–that of the NLRB’s main prosecutor.
snif snif
Smells like McCain
As I understand - another President can simply disband the NLRB - no act of Congress needed, correct?
That ought to be a goal for any future conservative President - tell them and 100 other “climate change,” “diversity” or other clearly politically biased organizations to simply “go home - your job is over.”
That would be a wonderful day indeed.
This was part of the Grahamnesty/McCain “Gang Of” deal which kept Reid from killing off the filibuster.
Thanks Rusty0604.
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