NLRB: The Mercenary of Big Labor
Union bosses are quick to bemoan President Bush’s record on labor issues. But don’t be fooled — they are on the verge of running out the clock. In spite of losing a few skirmishes during Bush’s tenure, Big Labor is winning the overall battle against individual-worker freedom.
The Bush administration’s labor board displays a case in point. The five-member National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sits at the top of the federal agency charged with administering the National Labor Relations Act, a Depression-era law that grants union officials sweeping privileges to corral workers into union collectives.
