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Obama Recess Appointments Violate Constitution; Another Appeals Court Rules Against the NLRB

By Hans Bader, Openmarket.org Another federal appeals court has ruled that President Obama’s so-called “recess appointments” to the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional because the Senate was not in recess at the time: “We hold that the Recess of the Senate in the Recess Appointments Clause refers to only intersession breaks.”

Senate committee to vote on NLRB nominees Wednesday

By Sean Higgins, The Washington Examiner Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, announced Thursday that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee would vote on all five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board next Wednesday. Show More Summary

Second Appeals Court Rules Obama Recess Appointments Unconstitutional

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board are unconstitutional which therefore tosses out any decisions those Board appointees made. The Philadelphia-based court is the second judicial body to so rule. In January, the D.C. Circuit reached the same general conclusion, [...]Show More Summary

More Bad News for NLRB

It seems like each new week brings another setback for the National Labor Relations Board. This morning, the U.S. CourtRead the Rest...

Second appeals court invalidates Obama’s NLRB recess appointments

By Tal Kopan, Politico A second appeals court has joined the D.C. Circuit in ruling that President Barack Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional, concluding that some board actions taken in the wake of those appointments were also invalid.

Chaos at the NLRB

Yes, a second court has now ruled that President Obama's "recess" appointments to the National Labor Relations Board were unconstitutional. The 2-1 decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that came down on Thursday confirmed what the D.C. Show More Summary

NLRB pursuing settlements, despite Noel Canning decision

By Carlyn Kolker, Thomson Reuters News & Insight Despite mounting court challenges, the National Labor Relations Board is continuing to function, particularly in the area of case settlements, two regional NLRB directors said on Wednesday.

Labor Unions Struggle to Survive Under Obama

Labor leadership is pushing to fill the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) before it's pushed aside for the rest of Obama's second term. According to The Hill, "unions of all stripes have told Senate democrats they need to move on...Show More Summary

Next Week's Opportunity To Get Our Labor Board Operating Again

President Obama has nominated five people to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Two are Republicans. All are waiting for confirmation by the Senate. Let your Senators know these nominees should be confirmed so the NLRB can get...Show More Summary

Maine’s largest medical marijuana company accused of anti-union retaliation

By Whit Richardson, The Bangor Daily News A national labor union on Monday morning filed a formal complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against the Wellness Connection of Maine, accusing the medical marijuana company of subjecting its employees to unfair labor practices.

NLRB functions face challenge at every stage

By Amanda Becker, Thomson Reuters News & Insight Employers, who were quick to use the Noel Canning ruling to contest National Labor Relations Board decisions, are now using it to challenge almost every level of the board's operation...

NLRB Round Up: Bloomindale’s, Tribal Sovereignty ‘Target’ed

Over the past week, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been hard at work in the Beltway by making work come to a halt outside the Beltway. In a variety of decisions over the past few weeks and months the unconstitutional quorum...Show More Summary

Ruling on NLRB recess appointments could void 1,569 cases

By Sean Higgins, The Washington Examiner Or about 673 published decisions and 896 unpublished ones. That is the conclusion reached by a National Right To Work Legal Foundation study of cases where the National Labor Relations Board reached a ruling without having a valid legal quorum.

Obama’s Rogue Union Board Dealt Major Setbacks

Upon coming to office, President Obama began using the obscure National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give big payoffs to unions at the expense of business and to the detriment of our economic recovery but at last his incredible abuse of this agency is under scrutiny. By and large, NLRB is not one of those [...]

NLRB Website ‘Hanging Tough’ with Poster Rule

Is it possible for an entire federal agency to be in denial? The National Labor Relations Board has been rebuked,Read the Rest...

Dave Johnson: This Week's Opportunity To Get Our Labor Board Operating Again

President Obama has nominated five people to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Two are Republicans. All are waiting for confirmation by the Senate. Let...

D.C. Circuit v. Worker Rights

5 days agoUS Politics / Liberal : Tapped

Last week, a decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals provided an excellent example of how both presidential action and inaction can matter. Because of the former, the National Labor Relations Board had issued a rule intending to alleviate the power disparities between workers and employers. Show More Summary

NTEU wins election to represent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees

Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week elected the National Treasury Employees Union to become the first labor group to represent them, the union announced Friday. The Federal Labor Relations Authority, which oversees such elections, has confirmed the … Continue reading ?

D.C. Circuit Spanks NLRB a Second Time; Kills Notice Rule

In January, the D.C. Circuit gave the proverbial bench-slap to President Barack Obama and the National Labor Relations Board, holding that Obama’s appointments to the NLRB during a Senate recess were unconstitutional. Earlier this week, the D.C. Circuit did it again, invalidating a rule promulgated by the NLRB that required......

Obama's Rogue Union Board Dealt Major Setbacks

Upon coming to office, President Obama began using the obscure National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give big payoffs to unions at the expense of businesses and to the detriment of our economic recovery, but now it appears his abuse of this agency is coming under scrutiny. Show More Summary

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