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It’s no secret the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has gone overboard with pro-union policy, this from a group that is not beholden to the electorate. Congress needs to reign in these rogue bureaucratic agencies who are killing any hope of economic recovery with their overbearing regulations.

From the House Committee on Education & Workforce,

On Thursday, September 22 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Culture of Union Favoritism: Recent Actions of the National Labor Relations Board.” The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

On August 26, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a series of decisions that impose sweeping changes to federal labor policies. Taken together, these decisions restrict workers’ right to a secret ballot election, make it more difficult to challenge union representation, and undermine an employer’s ability to maintain unity in the workplace. In addition, the NLRB recently required employers to post a vague and biased notice of employee “rights” in the workplace and is considering significant changes to the rules that govern union elections.

At a time when employers and workers need certainty, the NLRB has chosen to overturn years of established labor policy in order to promote a pro-union agenda. Thursday’s hearing will examine these recent actions by the NLRB and discuss their impact on the American workforce. To learn more about this hearing, visit www.edworkforce.house.gov/hearings.

“This is nothing more than bullying by the labor unions. This is Harry Reid and President Obama carrying their water and making sure our companies are hurting because of it. All they’re doing is getting the friendliness of other companies that are going to take our jobs. It’s a terrible thing for South Carolina and terrible for our country. I’ll tell you, while this happened in South Carolina, I won’t let this happen to any other governor in other state. We need to allow our companies to create jobs where they want to. We’re very grateful for Boeing in South Carolina. What the president needs to do is ask the NLRB to step down. This is the union’s last attempt to be relevant and it’s not working,” Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) said on “FOX & Friends” this morning.

No jobs are being lost out of Washington State. Boeing was expanding jobs in Washington State and this line is in addition to what is in Washington State. Whether it is Obama refusing to give disaster aid to Texas because it is a Republican state or this payoff to unions, he uses government to make payoffs to his supporters and punish those with whom he disagrees. This is exactly one reason why you don’t want government to get too powerful.