S.C. AG Wilson says President's Silence is Consent to NLRB Actions

Columbia, S.C. - May 10, 2011 South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson addressed a business roundtable at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and attended by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina U.S. Senators Lindsay Graham and Jim DeMint; U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander and Rand Paul, Congressman Joe Wilson and various business leaders and trade groups.

Wilson said, "The President's silence is his consent to the NLRB's actions" during the event organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley.

"The NLRB's action hurts right-to-work and union states alike. On one hand, the federal government is telling businesses if you move to a right-to-work state then we will come after you. On the other hand, the NLRB is telling businesses if you move to a union state, you're stuck and cannot expand elsewhere," continued Wilson.

The South Carolina Attorney General concluded his remarks by saying, "The NLRB's complaint against Boeing makes union states the economic development equivalent of a roach motel, you can check in, but you can't check out."

Last week, Wilson led eight other Attorneys General in calling upon the NLRB to immediately withdraw its complaint against Boeing.

In that letter, the Attorneys General stated, "Our states are struggling to emerge from one of the worst economic collapses since the Depression. Your complaint further impairs an economic recovery. Intrusion by the federal bureaucracy on behalf of unions will not create a single new job or put one unemployed person back to work."

The various Attorneys General will be conducting a conference call this week to discuss moving forward with various legal options available to stop the NLRB from interfering with the ability of businesses to make sound business decisions.