Michelle Malkin » Big Labor’s defeated NLRB nominee Craig Becker: He’s baaack

Big Labor’s defeated NLRB nominee Craig Becker: He’s baaack

By Michelle Malkin • March 3, 2010 05:40 PM

I said they wouldn’t give up easily. They never do.

On Feb. 9, radical SEIU lawyer Craig Becker’s nomination to the National Labor Relations Board was defeated on a cloture vote by 52-33.

Well, word today in D.C. is that Becker’s back:

The Obama administration is hinting at a possible recess appointment for a controversial nominee to the National Labor Relations Board.

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis told AFL-CIO officials at their annual meeting Wednesday there will soon be positive news on the long-stalled nomination of union lawyer Craig Becker.

Solis then told reporters the unions will be “very pleased” with how the issue is resolved.

President Barack Obama upset union leaders when he decided not to appoint Becker during a Congressional recess last month. Union officials now think Obama may act when Congress breaks for Easter.

The Workforce Fairness Institute calls it what it is: Payback.

The Workforce Fairness Institute (WFI) today released the following statement in response to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis telling members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) at their annual meeting in Disney World that they will receive “positive news” concerning the nomination of Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in spite of the fact that the U.S. Senate rejected his nomination in a bipartisan vote:

“Just as its revealed union bosses will spend millions of dollars during the 2010 election cycle in support of pro-labor candidates, the Obama Administration appears to be yielding to the demands of Big Labor and will announce a recess appointment of Craig Becker,” said Katie Packer, executive director of the Workforce Fairness Institute. “Despite the fact that both Republicans and Democrats rejected Becker’s nomination, it looks like labor bosses will receive the ‘payback’ they have desperately been seeking. Just weeks ago, President Obama stood before the nation in his first State of the Union address and told American citizens that the economy was his top priority, yet his embrace of a radical nominee who supports job-killing policies is an affront to our country’s small businesses.”

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#1

On March 3rd, 2010 at 5:49 pm, Bruce said:

This administration – top to bottom – is scum. Pure, unadulterated scum.

The revolution will begin soon ….
#2

On March 3rd, 2010 at 5:56 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

The communist takeover is well under way, the question is, what will we do about it? Elections may not work.
#3

On March 3rd, 2010 at 5:56 pm, rfjjulie said:

This precident is an A Number 1 Dirt bag. Everyday just gets worse and worse. If he’s not careful, he may not like the outcome. People are not going to keep putting up with this.
#4

On March 3rd, 2010 at 6:15 pm, SpeakEasy said:

Seriously now, aside from the military, national defense, what do you actually need from the FEDERAL government?

Return the power back to the states and most of your problems will disappear.
#5

On March 3rd, 2010 at 6:29 pm, Southpaw said:

On March 3rd, 2010 at 5:56 pm, Virginia Patriot said:
The communist takeover is well under way, the question is, what will we do about it? Elections may not work.

“When the government violates the people’s rights, insurrection is, for the people and for each portion of the people, the most sacred of the rights and the most indispensible of duties.”
Marquis de Lafayette
#6

On March 3rd, 2010 at 6:34 pm, docflash said:

One of Oblamer’s owners are the unions.
What could be better than having a union lawyer that can steal and make it look legal?
#7

On March 3rd, 2010 at 7:13 pm, vickisoup said:

Our president is a bottom-dweller.
#8

On March 3rd, 2010 at 7:17 pm, txvet2 said:

The only people in the world more corrupt than leftist lawyers are union officials and politicians – or some combination of the above.
#9

On March 3rd, 2010 at 7:33 pm, txvet2 said:

On March 3rd, 2010 at 7:13 pm, vickisoup said:

Our president is a bottom-dweller.

You don’t know the half of it.
#10

On March 3rd, 2010 at 7:37 pm, mattm said:

Every day you think it won’t get worse, then it does. Union had their run, they they got greedy and political. They thought the sheeple would follow, but they didn’t. Now they need to try to get back their power by crook.
#11

On March 3rd, 2010 at 7:49 pm, happyscrapper said:

Are there ANY people in Obama’s administration who AREN’T radical or corrupt? ANYONE? Name one. I knew what were were getting…why couldn’t the rest of the country see it?? Oh, never mind. The MSM were part of the Obama campaign. Talk about a brainwashing job! How long are the American People going to take this crap?
#12

On March 3rd, 2010 at 9:18 pm, scottthong said:

Tip:

Son of Hamas interview with CNN’s Amanpour, transcripts:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1003/02/ampr.01.html
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1003/03/ampr.01.html
#13

On March 3rd, 2010 at 10:31 pm, SpeakEasy said:

On March 3rd, 2010 at 7:49 pm, happyscrapper said:
Are there ANY people in Obama’s administration who AREN’T radical or corrupt? ANYONE? Name one.

Bo?
#14

On March 3rd, 2010 at 11:20 pm, wildcat84 said:

On March 3rd, 2010 at 5:56 pm, Virginia Patriot said:

The communist takeover is well under way, the question is, what will we do about it? Elections may not work.

The preferred method is the ballot.

It is when the government ignores the ballot that we resort to the bullet…
#15

On March 4th, 2010 at 12:03 am, cabrerski said:

This administration has a lot in common with Hollywood. In those movies, the evil undead keep coming back for more.
#16

On March 4th, 2010 at 7:08 am, Marc said:

What has to be done with Becker is what the Dems did to John Bolton. Immediately after the recess appointment, the Dems said that Bolton could forget about ever getting a confirmation. He was a temporary appointment and that was it. So immediately after the recess appointment, the GOP should say: “Becker is on borrowed time. He will never get a full time appointment to the NLRB”. And then McConnell should
take a long list of Obama’s radical nominations to federal court and say: “These guys should forget about being on the federal bench, starting now. And the list starts with the 39 year old radical law professor from the University of California who was nominated for the 9th circuit”. And then start playing hardball.