My piece on the homepage today looks at some of the ways in which the National Labor Relations Board has sought to impose its pro-union agenda through a litany of new rules and regulations, all without the consent of Congress:

Just as Obama has sought to impose his environmental agenda by executive fiat through the EPA, so he has sought to appease Big Labor following the defeat of the so-called card-check legislation, which would have tipped the scales dramatically in favor of labor unions by, among other things, eliminating the secret ballot in elections determining union representation.
As it happens, the NLRB is currently trying to change the rules for union-representation elections on its own by, for example, allowing for “ambush” elections that would give employers as little as ten days to present their case to employees. Furthermore, the NLRB is poised to issue a decision that would allow for the creation of micro-units or “mini-unions” within workplaces, forcing employers to negotiate with multiple parties, thus putting an added strain on time and resources.
This comes on top of the NLRB’s infamous ruling against Boeing, which recently decided to open a new plant in right-to-work state South Carolina in part because of its frustration with frequent union strikes at its primary plant in Washington. Boeing, having already created thousands of jobs in South Carolina, must now spend millions in court defending itself against the NLRB’s charge that its decision was an unlawful “retaliation” against the unionized workforce at the Washington plant.

Right on cue, it seems, the NLRB is up to old tricks:

The National Labor Relations Board has approved a new rule that requires private employers to display posters that tell workers about their right to form a union.
The rule requires businesses to prominently display the new posters that explain the right to bargain collectively, distribute union literature and engage in other union activities without reprisal.
Union advocates say the rule gives workers information they should know about their legal rights. But business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, say the posters will make it appear the government is encouraging workers to join unions and will create a more favorable climate for union organizing.

As the article goes on to point out, it has been more than 20 years since the NLRB proposed new rules of this magnitude. Couldn’t have anything to do with this, could it? I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.