http://www.nrtw.org/en/free-tagging/beck-ruling The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.nrtw.org/en/blog/executive-order-yanking-employee-beck-rights-takes-effect-03312109 <p> Regular <a href="/en/blog">Freedom@Work</a> readers will remember our extensive coverage of Barack Obama's <a href="/en/blog/obama-blacklist-01302109">numerous</a> <a href="/en/press/2009/01/obama-makes">executive orders</a> (during the first month of his Presidency) <a href="/en/blog/statement-obama-executive-order-02072009">paying back</a> union bosses for their efforts <a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/09/big_labors_billion_dollar_bet_1.html">getting him</a> into the White House. </p> <p> Yesterday, a provision in Obama's January 30 executive order took effect -- revoking former-President Bush's February 2001 executive order which required federal contractors to post notices in the workplace simply informing employees of their right to refrain from formal, dues paying union membership and withhold forced dues for everything but the documented cost of collective bargaining.  </p> <p><a href="http://www.nrtw.org/en/blog/executive-order-yanking-employee-beck-rights-takes-effect-03312109">read more</a></p> http://www.nrtw.org/en/blog/executive-order-yanking-employee-beck-rights-takes-effect-03312109#comments Barack Obama Beck decision Beck Ruling Big Labor compulsory unionism Forced Dues Forced Dues for Politics Hilda Solis National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Union Politics Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:00:55 -0400 Anthony Riedel 3397 at http://www.nrtw.org http://www.nrtw.org/en/blog/foundation-won-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-resonates-strip-las-vegas <p> A Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial today <a href="http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/13890962.html">highlights</a> the importance of the National Right to Work Foundation's <i>Beck </i>U.S. Supreme Court victory: </p> <blockquote> <p> <span class="story_main_body_font">That ruling -- Communication Workers v. Beck -- is soundly grounded in the First Amendment. No one can be required to hand over money to someone else, if those funds will then be used to promote political views or causes which are anathema to the person whose money is being used.</span> </p> </p></blockquote> <p> Unfortunately, union officials commonly ignore and violate that principle, as borne out by the number of <i>Beck </i>enforcement cases the Foundation has. However, the article recognizes that as a <a href="/rtws.htm">Right to Work state</a>, employees can go beyond cutting off union dues for politics. </p> <blockquote> <p> <span class="story_main_body_font">Because no Nevadan can be required to join a union just to get or keep his or her job, disgusted union members here have an even more effective option. They can keep their jobs and quit the union.</span> </p> </p></blockquote> <p> With union officials in this context squabbling over which candidate to support, employees in Nevada deserve to know that they can not only cut off their dues going towards union political activities- they are free to pay none at all.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nrtw.org/en/blog/foundation-won-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-resonates-strip-las-vegas">read more</a></p> http://www.nrtw.org/en/blog/foundation-won-u-s-supreme-court-ruling-resonates-strip-las-vegas#comments Beck Ruling Las Vegas Nevada Right to Work States U.S. Supreme Court Union Politics Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:49:00 -0500 Justin Hakes 1171 at http://www.nrtw.org