Big Labor

News Release: Worker Advocate Launches Legal Task Force to Protect Indiana Right to Work Freedom

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:59 -0500

Worker Advocate Launches Legal Task Force to Protect Indiana Right to Work Freedom

Law prevents union officials from extracting union dues from workers as a condition of employment

Washington, DC (February 2, 2012) – The National Right to Work Foundation announced today that it is launching a legal task force aimed at protecting Indiana’s newly-enacted Right to Work law.

Union officials publicly floated the idea of challenging the law in Indiana's courts before the law was even passed by the Indiana state senate.

News Release: Right to Work Foundation Attorneys Move to Disqualify Controversial Recess Appointees from Six Cases

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:51:41 -0500

Right to Work Foundation Attorneys Move to Disqualify Controversial Recess Appointees from Six Cases

Argue Labor Board does not have legitimate quorum to hear pending cases

Washington, DC (January 30, 2012) – Today, National Right to Work Foundation attorneys filed motions with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to disqualify President Barack Obama's recent purported recess appointees to the agency from participating in the Foundation's six cases pending before the Board.

Right to Work on Fox Business: Obama's Recess NLRB Appointments Violate the Constitution

Will Collins — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:04:26 -0500

National Right to Work President Mark Mix appeared on 'Your World with Neil Cavuto' to discuss President Obama's unconstitutional recess appointments to the NLRB. The full video can be watched below:

Mix also issued a statement blasting Obama's recess appointments when they were made. Here's the key quote:

News Release: Hotel Officials, Union Bosses Hit With Multiple Federal Labor Board Charges for Abusive Organizing Tactics

Anthony Riedel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:31:58 -0500

Hotel Officials, Union Bosses Hit With Multiple Federal Labor Board Charges for Abusive Organizing Tactics

Union organizers verbally abuse Marriott employees and spy on workers in changing rooms after striking backroom deal with company officials

New York, NY (January 24, 2012) – A group of New York City Marriott (NYSE: MAR) employees – acting on behalf of their coworkers – have filed federal charges against the company and a local union for workplace intimidation and harassment.

Foundation Attorneys Challenge SEIU Forced Dues for Politics Scheme at the US Supreme Court

Will Collins — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:40:31 -0500

On Tuesday, National Right to Work staff attorneys argued before the Supreme Court on behalf of tens of thousands of California civil servants who were forced to contribute to an SEIU "Political Fight Back Fund" in 2005. The video below gives a overview of what's at stake in the case, including an interview with Foundation staff attorney Jim Young:

You can also read Right to Work President Mark Mix's op-ed on the case in The Washington Times. Here's the key quote:

News Release: Worker Rights Advocate Blasts Obama's Unprecedented Recess Appointments to the NLRB

Will Collins — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:52:26 -0500

Worker Rights Advocate Blasts Obama's Unprecedented Recess Appointments to the NLRB

The President's legally dubious NLRB recess appointments pave the way for another year of forced-unionism giveaways

Washington, DC (January 4, 2012) - Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's unprecedented NLRB recess appointments:

News Release: Worker Advocate Blasts Obama Labor Board Rule Change

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:31:48 -0500

Worker Advocate Blasts Obama Labor Board Rule Change

New rule would allow union bosses to ambush workers into forced-dues-paying union ranks

Washington, DC (December 22, 2011) – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced new guidelines that give union organizers the upper hand over independent-minded employees in representation elections which will be implemented on April 30, 2012.

News Release: Worker Files Brief Defending Rights in Teamster Union Discrimination Federal Appeal

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:01:56 -0500

Worker Files Brief Defending Rights in Teamster Union Discrimination Federal Appeal

Despite multiple rulings, Teamster union bosses try to validate discrimination against worker

Denver, CO (November 23, 2011) – An Interstate Bakeries employee from Ponca City, Oklahoma has filed a brief in federal court asking the court to uphold repeated decisions in his favor against Teamster union workplace discrimination.

News Release: Worker Advocate Offers Legal Aid to Charlotte Employees Discriminated Against during Democrat Convention

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:33:03 -0500

Worker Advocate Offers Legal Aid to Charlotte Employees Discriminated Against during Democrat Convention

Media reports suggest nonunion workers may be ordered off their jobs to satisfy demands of Organized Labor

Charlotte, NC (November 9, 2011) – The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, which helps victims of forced unionism, is offering free legal aid to workers who refrain from union membership and may be ordered off their jobs or prevented to work during the 2012 Democratic National Convention scheduled for August 2012 in Charlotte.

Worker Advocates Issue Labor Day Statement: "Big Labor and the Obama NLRB Work in Concert to Undermine Workers' Rights"

Will Collins — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:37:13 -0400

Right to Work President Mark Mix issued a statement commemorating Labor Day and warning of looming Big Labor power grabs. You can listen to the statement using the embedded player below, download an .mp3 recording here, or read the statement here.