UNITE HERE

Worker Asks Federal Appeals Court to Overturn Backroom Deal Between Union and Company Officials

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:52:55 -0500

Worker Asks Federal Appeals Court to Overturn Backroom Deal Between Union and Company Officials

Union organizers obtained workers’ personal information as part of a quid pro quo with the company to force employees under union control

Hollywood, FL (February 3, 2011) – With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation, a Mardi Gras Gaming employee is taking his case against local union officials and his employer to a federal appeals court.

UNITE HERE Union Organizers Accuse Union Bosses of Psychological Abuse, Manipulation, and Cultlike Behavior

Nick Cote — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:37 -0500

In an expose published last week in the New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse profiles several UNITE HERE union organizers who claim that union bosses demanded they reveal intimate details of their personal lives -- including whether or not they have even been sexually abused -- and then collected this sensitive information and shared it with other union staff and organizers in a disturbing process known as "pink-sheeting."

The union organizers' accounts of what they claim is a widespread problem within UNITE HERE are simply horrifying and speak for themselves:

“It’s extremely cultlike and extremely manipulative,” said Amelia Frank-Vitale, a Yale graduate and former hotel union organizer who said these practices drove her to see a therapist.

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National Union Boss Looks in Mirror, Sees "The Sopranos"

Nick Cote — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:25:30 -0400

The Las Vegas Sun reports that internal disputes and struggles for power within some of the nation's top union monopolies have played a role in Big Labor's inability to force the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill through Congress.

This is largely untrue. While internal union disputes may be playing a small role, the real story is that the National Right to Work Committee has led mobilized grassroots America to lobby against this toxic union boss power grab. Of course, this bill would eliminate the secret ballot in union certification elections and empower federal bureaucrats to write and impose contracts on small businesses and workers.

Worker Seeks Injunction to Prevent Unwanted Union from Acquiring Confidential Personal Information

Nick Cote — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:26:07 -0500

This week, National Right to Work Foundation attorneys filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida challenging the quid pro quo between Mardi Gras Gaming and UNITE HERE Local 355 union bosses:

Boca Raton, Florida (November 6, 2008) – With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation, an employee at a Mardi Gras Gaming facility has filed a federal lawsuit to prevent UNITE HERE Local 355 union officials from obtaining illegal assistance in pressuring workers to unionize – including possession of workers’ personal addresses and other private information.

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Trump Employees May Soon Hear "You're Fired" for Refusal to Pay Dues

Justin Hakes — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:08:41 -0500

If "UNITE-HERE" union officials have their way, employees of Donald Trump's new Windy City hotel may soon be hearing "you're fired" if they refuse to pay union dues. According to Crain's Chicago Business:

The Trump International Hotel & Tower offers both a high-profile target and an opportunity to bring 300 or more employees into the union fold. UNITE HERE wants Trump to approve a so-called neutrality agreement, which would permit organizers to try to persuade workers to sign cards supporting union representation.

So called "neutrality agreements"are anything but- they often require employers to assist union officials in organizing employees. Under such pacts, employers must often grant union organizers sweeping access to employees, hold "captive audience" meetings, and even hand out employees' personal information.

Notice too as you read the article, as is common in many similar situations, that union officials are targeting the hotel's employees rather than vice versa. Makes sense, since without a Right to Work law, union officials can force employees in Illinois to pay dues. Looks like it's all about the forced-dues cash.