Fort Jackson Security Guard Takes Courageous Stand Against Repeated Union Boss Threats and Abuses

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:57:19 -0400

Fort Jackson Security Guard Takes Courageous Stand Against Repeated Union Boss Threats and Abuses

National Labor Relations Board agents investigate charges after Right to Work Foundation attorneys join worker’s efforts

Columbia, South Carolina (October 30, 2009) – A local employee of Wackenhut Services, Inc, a security service provider contracted with Fort Jackson, is fighting back against compulsory unionism after union officials illegally attempted to have him fired from his job for refusing to pay forced union dues.

Floridian Triggers Elimination of Nationwide IAM Union Policy

Justin Hakes — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:36:21 -0500

After a four-year legal tangle, Floridian Robert Prime prompted the National Labor Relations Board to strike down an IAM union nationwide policy requiring employees to object annually to paying forced union dues for politics. Prime received free legal aid from the National Right to Work Foundation.

Union officials commonly use such tactics to hamstring employees from exercising their rights under the Foundation-won Communications Workers v. Beck U.S. Supreme court victory.

Under Beck, employees under the National Labor Relations Act can withhold forced union dues not used for collective barganing, including those used for union political activities.

Though Florida is a Right to Work state, Prime works on an "exclusive federal enclave" where state law does not protect him.

Federal Enclave

Fort Jackson Security Guard Takes Courageous Stand Against Repeated Union Boss Threats and Abuses