Official: Obama to repeal 4 Bush executive orders (AP)

[eppur_se_muova]

By PHILIP ELLIOTT – 3 days ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama intends to overturn four Bush-era executive orders that unions opposed, officials said Thursday.

Obama planned to reverse one order Friday that allowed unionized companies to post signs informing workers that they were allowed to decertify their union, an order some claim is unfair because nonunion businesses are not required to post signs letting workers know they were legally allowed to vote for a union.

Two Democratic sources also said Obama would prevent federal contractors from being reimbursed for expenses that were intended to influence workers' decisions to form unions or engage in collective bargaining. A third order would require federal vendors with more than $100,000 in contracts to post workers' rights under the National Labor Relations Act.

The final order would require service contractors at federal buildings to offer jobs to qualified current employees when contracts changed. For instance, rank-and-file workers could continue working on the same federal project even if the administrative contract expired. The officials disclosed the plans on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to pre-empt the White House's plans.

Friday was set to be the second consecutive day for labor leaders to visit the White House. On Thursday, Obama welcomed them to the East Room as he signed his first major piece of legislation, an equal-pay act that organized labor and women's groups championed.

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act allowed workers a longer window in which to sue employers for pay discrimination. At Thursday's billsigning, Obama declared: "There are no second-class citizens in our workplaces, and that it's not just unfair and illegal — but bad for business — to pay someone less because of their gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion or disability."
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This story was already posted by OmahaSteve, but I really like this title -- hope it's followed by 4 more, then 4 more, then 4 more, ...

[Muttocracy]

1. I hope it means "first set of 4..."

[Autumn]

2. This will be the first

set of many.

[spanone]

3. great start...why not 400 ??

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Lefties have to pause to de-ink their writing hands occasionally. nt

:)