U.S. Chamber: Becker appointment 'contradicts' president's pledge to change Washington

[deminks]

Au contraire, I think it changes things quite nicely, thank you for your concern.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/89481-us-chamber-becker-appointment-contradicts-presidents-pledge-to-change-washington

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce slammed the president's plan to appoint Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) while Senate lawmakers are home for recess next week.

That decision, announced Saturday as part of 15 recess appointments President Barack Obama plans to make next week, "disregards the Senate's bipartisan rejection" of Becker and "contradicts the president's claim to change the tone in Washington," said Randel K. Johnson, the chamber's senior vice president of Labor, Immigration and Employee Benefits.

A handful of business groups have long feared Becker's likely appointment to the NLRB, in part because he is a vocal support of the Employee Free Choice Act -- legislation, better known as "card check," that would make it easier for employees to unionize.

The Chamber is among that bill's chief opponents. In a statement on Saturday, Johnson urged businesses to remain on "red alert for radical changes" -- including card check -- that "could significantly impair the ability of America's job creators to compete."

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There they go again, 'red alert, code red' blah, blah, blah.

[Mojambo]

1. If the Chamber opposes something, I support it. Period. n/t

[malaise]

6. Plus 1,000 n/t

[tmyers09]

8. Pretty much the exact same for me as well!

[CBR]

9. Good rule... nt

[DCKit]

13. Agreed.

It's been a long time since they represented the interests of any but the largest and richest corporations.

The more they hate it, the better it is for U.S..

[scarletwoman]

15. I'm definitely down with that.

:thumbsup:

[yodoobo]

2. He needs those appointments to fulfill that change.

[aquart]

3. He got appointed? COOL.

And may I add, HALLELUJAH. Been a trifle worried about Obama's labor relations.

[mucifer]

4. so if they do everything the chamber wants that is considered "change"??

[emulatorloo]

5. Isn't the U.S. Chamber of Commerce a handful of wingnuts?

[deminks]

7. Corporatists with a whole lot of money who continually bet on the wrong horse.

[tishaLA]

10. Dear Chamber of Commerce,

Suck it.

[tmyers09]

11. I was gonna finish the sentence with "fuck you", but this will suffice!

[Bitwit1234]

12. Pout pout pout ....can't they every act like Americans

guess not trash always shows doesn't it.

[Monk06]

14. After spending $20 Million per month since Nov 2009 to defeat HCR they think they're

opinion means SFA??????

This is the same organization that tried
to defeat SASKATCHEWAN SINGLE PAYER HC
in 1958.

FUCK U USCC