Inside Counsel (Corporate Attorney Trade Mag) - "Pro-union NLRB alarms employers" - Go Democrats!

[TomCADem]

I know there are a lot of talking points on DU pushing the false equivalency idea that President Obama and Democrats are no different than Republicans, and they have not really helped or tried to help unions. Yet, outside of the political pundits, here is a trade magazine among corporate counsel expressing alarm and concern about the pro-union bias of the NLRB, which now has a Democratic majority. Again, what is interesting is that this appears in a trade magazine for corporate counsel.

http://www.insidecounsel.com/2011/08/01/pro-union-nlrb-alarms-employers

Ask almost any veteran management-side labor attorney about the current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and he will make two points: First, the board always shifts from favoring business to favoring unions when control of the White House changes, and second, the current board has made an unusually sharp shift to the left.

“The NLRB has traditionally swung a pendulum back and forth depending on which party is in power, and that’s historical back to the founding of the NLRB,” says Charles Caulkins, a partner at Fisher & Phillips.

That’s because the president appoints the board, with three members from his own party and two from the opposition party. The current board has four members—three Democrats and one Republican—with a vacancy in the fifth position. All three Democratic members have strong union ties, and two were given recess appointments when it appeared they would not be confirmed by the Senate. Subsequent proposed rulemakings and case decisions reflect that pro-union tilt.

“The unions claim that previous boards were very pro-employer and this is payback, but I think this board is going far beyond what previous boards have done,” says Hal Coxson, a shareholder at Ogletree Deakins.

[TomCADem]

1. Odd - No Comment On A Trade Industry Publication Complaining About Pro-Union NLRB?

This isn't some political pundit. This is the actual trade magazine for corporate counsel, and this is what they are discussing amongst themselves, the most pro-union NLRB in decades, which just underscores why Republicans are going all in to try to destroy Democrats, because they have been progressive.