barry wants people that will use their appointments to..

**chefdennis** · 02-05-2010, 08:59 PM

bypass Congress and manipulate the federal regulatory process....

Typical of the power that barry wants to steal and use to control the people.....

In charging that Becker and the labor unions are conspiring to use the NLRB to impose pro-union rules that they can’t get passed in Congress, Isakson pointed to comments by Stewart Acuff, chief of staff and assistant to the president of the Utility Workers Union of America, who wrote today in the Huffington Post that, "If we aren't able to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, we will work with President Obama and Vice President Biden and their appointees to the National Labor Relations Board to change the rules governing forming a union through administrative action.”

“The actions of these new members of the National Mediation Board are nothing less than manipulation of the federal regulatory process to favor one special interest group,” Isakson said. “I remain concerned that Mr. Becker will follow their lead if he wins confirmation and compromise fairness to grant favors to the labor unions that currently employ him.”

Published: February 05, 2010 11:25 am

Isakson votes against labor lawyer for NLRB

Submitted by the office of Sen. Isakson

The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA - Isakson votes against labor lawyer for NLRB

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Thursday voted against nominee Craig Becker, because he believes Becker will use his position on the National Labor Relations Board to bypass Congress and manipulate the federal regulatory process to favor labor unions if he is confirmed.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved Becker’s nomination by a 13-10 vote. Becker must now be confirmed by the full Senate, and no date has been set for the vote.

In charging that Becker and the labor unions are conspiring to use the NLRB to impose pro-union rules that they can’t get passed in Congress, Isakson pointed to comments by Stewart Acuff, chief of staff and assistant to the president of the Utility Workers Union of America, who wrote today in the Huffington Post that, “If we aren't able to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, we will work with President Obama and Vice President Biden and their appointees to the National Labor Relations Board to change the rules governing forming a union through administrative action.”

“It is clear that labor groups intend to use Craig Becker’s position on the NLRB to make changes to labor law that they cannot get passed through Congress,” Isakson said. “The NLRB has a history of trying to maintain a delicate balance of current law on union organizing that provides advantages and restrictions for both sides. It is imperative that this balance continues, regardless of which party controls the White House.”

During Becker’s nomination hearing before the Senate HELP Committee, Isakson questioned Becker about his past writings that have indicated a belief that the NLRB has the authority to make dramatic changes to the National Labor Relations Act without congressional action, including changes denying workers a secret ballot.

Isakson is strongly opposed to the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, also known as Card Check, which would eliminate the rights of workers to participate in a secret-ballot election in order to certify the creation of a union. Instead, the legislation would force employees to make a public declaration of their preference by allowing union organizers to bypass elections if a majority of employees sign cards authorizing a union.

Becker is currently associate general counsel to both the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union. The five-member NLRB to which he has been nominated supervises union elections, investigates labor practices and issues rulings that interpret the National Labor Relations Act.

Isakson noted that pro-union members of another federal labor panel – the National Mediation Board – are also using their positions to impose pro-union rules. In 2009, the Senate confirmed two of President Obama’s nominees to the National Mediation Board only to watch them overturn 75 years of precedent by fiat just weeks after their confirmation.

“The actions of these new members of the National Mediation Board are nothing less than manipulation of the federal regulatory process to favor one special interest group,” Isakson said. “I remain concerned that Mr. Becker will follow their lead if he wins confirmation and compromise fairness to grant favors to the labor unions that currently employ him.”

**chefdennis** · 02-10-2010, 12:08 PM

So labor takes it on the chin again....with barry pumping more workers into the gov and the seiu adding them to their rolls as fast as they can, and the public sector losing jobs at record numbers as well as union members....the seiu /afl/cio lawyer would have been a boom for them on the board of the NLRB to sway regulation their way...but it didn't go well for the 2nd time..he missed out again...maybe barry will try again to get his pro labor union ideals in place......

Labor pick is voted down in the Senate

By Kevin Bogardus
02/09/10 09:23 PM ET
Labor pick is voted down in the Senate - TheHill.com

Democratic absences, combined with party centrists joining Republicans, doomed the confirmation of a controversial labor board nominee Tuesday.

The confirmation of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was considered a key priority for the labor movement.

But the nominee failed to clear the 60-vote threshold in the Senate to beat back a Republican-led filibuster. Thus Becker, an associate general counsel to both the Service Employees International Union and AFL-CIO, will not advance to a confirmation vote.

Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) joined GOP senators in blocking the nominee, which led to 33 votes against moving forward with Becker’s confirmation and 52 senators voting to move it forward.

That left Becker — first nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009 and nominated again this year — unconfirmed after a strident lobbying campaign against him by business associations.

Continued at the link above.

**greg334** · 02-10-2010, 03:31 PM

Well Chef, there is something that a lot of people miss when they talk about government and how the congress and the WH screw the people. See if they would actually learn more about the government, how the system works that runs the government, they will see what I'm talking about matters more than congress or the WH.

The biggest enemy of the people are the people who work for the people. I'm not talking about the people at the CIA/FBI/NSA or the people who are elected to congress but the average everyday bureaucrat.

These are the people who are in the everyday positions at the CDC (not doctors), Social Security, and the thousands of departments that are under the administration cabinet positions. These are the congressional budget office people, the GAO people and so on who actually don't do much other than push paper around and play with numbers - I think you get the idea.

These are not the people who actually serve a function but are there as career bureaucrats, like DMV people.

They are the problem with government. We can do without a lot of them, but because they have a voice, the people who lead them then they have an upper hand in keeping their jobs over any and all problems their existence in government can ever have.

You can take any department and look at it to see where the political channels are, you can see what I'm saying and why. You can figure out why the WH is expanding the government sector faster than any other sector is recovering, it has to do with more power through more people. It isn't just about the union.

Do we really need an office for financial medical billing research for European Union's medical regulation harmonization for Western Asia?

I don't think so but there is something like it (name isn't right but the function is) and it employs 15 people.

I think at this time we need to deflate the government by maybe 25% or even 40%, getting rid of the career bureaucrat.

**chefdennis** · 02-10-2010, 04:12 PM

I totally understand and agree Greg....with more people holding Gov jobs, they have a bigger voice for more Gov programs to keep them in position that basically serve no purpose....the unions are the tool that they use for that leverage and nothing more...the gov can deal woth the unions instead of each "divison" and it makes things move along easier...so the unions inhale members and the Gov exhales jobs...most long term and all on the taxpayers buck.....

You are right, a reduction in the size of our Government would be one of the best things that could happen to this country...but the unions, as strong as they are with the Gov employees would scream bloody murder and at this time, barry is still paying the unions back for all of their money and support...so there is little chance it would happen...but it would be a good deal for sure.....