Amicus Brief

News Release: Worker Advocate Asks Federal Labor Board to Uphold Precedent Disallowing Forced Unionization of Grad Students

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:55:42 -0400

Worker Advocate Asks Federal Labor Board to Uphold Precedent Disallowing Forced Unionization of Grad Students

Foundation files brief supporting university teaching assistants' First Amendment freedom of association

Washington, DC (July 29, 2011) – The National Right to Work Foundation filed an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) asking the Board to uphold its long-standing precedent to disallow union officials to corral university graduate students working as teaching assistants into unwanted union affiliation.

Another Week, Another U.S. Supreme Court Case

Justin Hakes — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:29:21 -0400

Adding the a string of cases supported by the National Right to Work Foundation, the U.S. Supreme Court took up another case Monday. At issue is whether a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that limited the applicability of an Idaho state law banning payroll deductions for union Political Action Committees (PACs) will stand. Foundation attorneys urged the High Court to take up the case alongside the Sutherland Institute and Utah Taxpayers Association.

Foundation Vice President Stefan Gleason told the AP earlier this week that:

"Payroll deduction should not be a constitutionally protected right. We feel it's bad public policy to have government bodies essentially be bagmen for union political monies."

To read the full article, click here. To read more about the Foundation's Supreme Court track record, click here.

Right to Work Files Brief in Atlantic City Union Election Controversy

Justin Hakes — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:06:09 -0400

The Press of Atlantic City today wrote about the brief filed by Right to Work attorneys in the Trump Plaza union election dispute, which you can read more about here. The brief states that if the election is not set aside:

"...politicians can (and will) use the authority of their office to mislead employees that the government requires or favors a particular result in Board certification elections."

To watch video of the sham union "certification" event at issue, click here.