Breaking News: Security Guards Hit SEIU Local with Federal Charges

Will Collins — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:39:21 -0400

Security Guards Hit SEIU Local with Federal Charges

17 nonunion employees say union officials forced them to pay more dues than actual union members because they asserted their rights

National Workplace Advocacy Group Launches Charter School Initiative

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:13:54 -0400

National Workplace Advocacy Group Launches Charter School Initiative

Union bosses fail to block charter school education, now seek to make charter schools part of forced unionism empire

Washington, DC (May 16, 2012) – The nation's premier advocate on behalf of workers impacted by forced unionism across the country has launched a new initiative to assist charter school teachers and other charter school employees exercise their rights so they can make informed decisions about unionization.

Court Strikes Down Obama Labor Board’s Ambush Election Rule Change

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:46:55 -0400

Court Strikes Down Obama Labor Board’s Ambush Election Rule Change

Challenged rules would allow union bosses to ambush workers into forced-dues-paying union ranks

Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2012) – Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has struck down the National Labor Relations Board's new rules dictating how union organizing elections are conducted, ruling that the Board did not have a quorum necessary to enact the new rules.

Verizon Employee Wins Settlement After CWA Union and Company Officials Collude to Ignore Her Rights

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:02:23 -0400

Verizon Employee Wins Settlement After CWA Union and Company Officials Collude to Ignore Her Rights

Worker refused to abandon job during highly-publicized strike

Newport News, VA (May 14, 2012) – A Newport News, Virginia Verizon (NYSE: VZ) worker has won a settlement from the company and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union, and its local affiliate, for violating her rights following last year's strike that grabbed national headlines.

Philadelphia Union Bosses Resort to Threats, Intimidation to Block Nonunion Construction Project

Will Collins — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:46:08 -0400

The Philadelphia Daily News has the story:

MATTHEW and Michael Pestronk, two young real-estate developers who came here from Virginia to attend Drexel, are trying to shake up the city’s construction business by hiring nonunion labor at two huge apartment complexes they’re renovating.

But members of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council aren’t happy, and the heated battle of young developers vs. old-school Philadelphia union power has thrown their plans for the Goldtex Building in Callowhill into turmoil.

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Union Bosses Levy Retaliatory Strike Fine Against Worker After Telling Him to Continue Working During Strike

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:37:43 -0400

Union Bosses Levy Retaliatory Strike Fine Against Worker After Telling Him to Continue Working During Strike

Worker fined over $7,300 for exercising his right to refrain from formal union membership

Kansas City, MO (May 9, 2012) – A Honeywell nuclear assembly worker has filed a federal charge against a local union for retaliating against him with a $7,361.36 fine for exercising his right to refrain from union membership and continue to do his job during a union boss-instigated strike.

Indiana Workers File Brief in Support of State’s New Right to Work Law

Will Collins — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:48:27 -0400

Indiana Workers File Brief in Support of State’s New Right to Work Law

Hoosier citizens contest spurious union legal challenge

Lake County, IN (May 7, 2012) – Two Indiana citizens, David Brubaker and Douglas Richards, have just submitted an amicus curiae brief to defend Indiana’s newly-enacted Right to Work law from a frivolous union legal challenge in state court.

Brubaker and Richards are both clients of National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys. To comply with Indiana bar and court rules, the Foundation engaged Indiana attorneys Asheesh Agarwal and David Wagner of the Indianapolis office of Ogletree Deakins to file the workers’ amicus brief.

New Foundation Website Feature: NLRB Watch by Former NLRB Member John Raudabaugh

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:40:34 -0400

Today, the National Right to Work Foundation has released a new feature on its website dedicated to exposing the NLRB's pro-compulsory unionism bias and actions.

In "NLRB Watch" Foundation staff attorney, Ave Maria law professor and former National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member John Raudabaugh, provides his unique perspective of the Board and highlights the unprecedented actions of the Obama Labor Board.

U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Obama Administration Stance in Case Challenging Backroom Union Deals

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:08:34 -0400

U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Obama Administration Stance in Case Challenging Backroom Union Deals

Obama Labor Board and Departments of Labor, Justice sought to roll back worker's federal court victory

Hollywood, FL (May 3, 2012) – The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has shot down the Obama Administration's attempt to roll back a worker's protracted, precedent-setting legal victory against a local union.

Civil Servants Appeal Wisconsin Public-Sector Unionism Case to Federal Appeals Court

Anthony Riedel — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:37:50 -0400

Civil Servants Appeal Wisconsin Public-Sector Unionism Case to Federal Appeals Court

Workers ask court to uphold reform measure protecting most Badger State public workers from forced unionism

Madison, WI (May 1, 2011) – Three Wisconsin public employees have asked a federal appeals court to uphold all of Governor Scott Walker's public-sector unionism reform measures, known as "Act 10," in the latest development regarding the ongoing court saga.