Right to Work

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 Announces New Addition to Legal Team

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:43:44 -0500

Right to Work Foundation Announces New Addition to Legal Team

Regent-trained attorney dedicated to the cause of individual liberty for America's workers

Washington, DC (January 30, 2012) – The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has hired Sarah Hartsfield of Austin, Texas, as an addition to its legal staff.

Hartsfield is a recently sworn in member of the Virginia State Bar and 2011 graduate of the Regent University School of Law in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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.

News Release: Civil Servants File Brief Opposing Union Challenge to Public-Sector Unionism Reforms

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:51:50 -0500

Civil Servants File Brief Opposing Union Challenge to Public-Sector Unionism Reforms

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

News Release: Boeing Employees Hit Machinist Union with Charge for Discriminating against Workers in Right to Work States

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:27:36 -0500

Boeing Employees Hit Machinist Union with Charge for Discriminating against Workers in Right to Work States

Union bosses abuse process to force Boeing to locate production in state without a Right to Work law

Washington, DC (December 28, 2011) – Three Charleston-area Boeing company (NYSE: BA) employees filed a federal retaliation charge against the Washington State union behind the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) high-profile case against Boeing for building a new facility in South Carolina.

News Release: Healthcare Workers Win Settlement after SEIU Union Officials Demand Personal Information

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:21:15 -0500

Healthcare Workers Win Settlement after SEIU Union Officials Demand Personal Information

Worker advocate assists healthcare workers coerced into forced dues union ranks

Sacramento, CA (November 30, 2011) – With free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation attorneys, a Sutter Roseville Medical Center respiratory care practitioner has won a settlement against a statewide union for coercing her and her colleagues into paying forced union dues.

News Release: WVU Hospital Employee Files Federal Charge after Union Ignores Her Rights

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:13:12 -0500

WVU Hospital Employee Files Federal Charge after Union Ignores Her Rights

West Virginia’s workers desperately need Right to Work protections

Morgantown, WV (November 23, 2011) – With aid from the National Right to Work Foundation, a West Virginia University Hospital employee has filed a second federal charge against a local union for refusing to honor her resignation from formal union membership, forcing her to pay full union dues against her will, and failing to provide the legally-required disclosure of how her forced dues are being spent.

New Fact Sheet Confirms: Right to Work States Benefit from Faster Growth, Better Pay

Will Collins — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:29:22 -0400

Regular Freedom@Work readers are already familiar with a growing body of evidence that points to Right to Work states' superior economic performance. A new fact sheet from the National Institute for Labor Relations Research further bolsters the economic case for worker freedom. The Institute's findings show that citizens in Right to Work states enjoyed faster growth and more purchasing power than their counterparts in forced unionism states over the past 10 years. Here are a few of the highlights:

Right to Work States Benefit From Faster Growth, Higher Real Purchasing Power – 2011 Update

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News Release: Verizon Employee Files Federal Charge Against CWA Union Officials for Ignoring Her Rights

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:34:35 -0400

Verizon Employee Files Federal Charge Against CWA Union Officials for Ignoring Her Rights

Workers refused to abandon job during highly-publicized strike but Verizon continues to illegally seize union dues from her paycheck

Newport News, VA (October 3, 2011) – In the wake of the recent Communications Workers of America (CWA) union-boss instigated strike that grabbed national headlines, a Newport News, Virginia Verizon (NYSE: VZ) worker has filed federal charges against the union and company for violating her rights.