Wisconsin

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

Civil Servants File New Brief in Federal Public-Sector Unionism Case

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:17:53 -0400

Civil Servants File New Brief in Federal Public-Sector Unionism Case

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

Madison, WI (October 20, 2011) – With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, three Wisconsin public employees affected by Wisconsin’s recent public-sector unionism reforms have filed an amicus curiae brief in federal court asking the judge to uphold the new law and deny the unions' request to suspend the law.

News Release: Tyson Foods Worker Slaps Union with Federal Charges for Threats and Intimidation

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:11:33 -0400

Tyson Foods Worker Slaps Union with Federal Charges for Threats and Intimidation

Wisconsin needs full Right to Work law to protect workers from forced unionism abuses

Jefferson, Wisconsin (August 25, 2011) – A meat processing worker has filed federal charges against a local union and Tyson Foods, Inc. officials after union officials illegally threatened to retaliate against him for exercising his rights.

Mark Mix Talks Right to Work on "The Willis Report"

Nick Cote — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:31:20 -0400

National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix recently appeared on "The Willis Report" on the Fox News Channel to talk about the economic benefits of Right to Work laws, the costs of government-sector forced unionism, and the Foundation's legal aid to workers in South Carolina whose jobs are in jeopardy due to the Obama Labor Board's outrageous complaint against Boeing.

News Release: Teacher Files Brief in Wisconsin Government Unionism Reform Battle in Federal Court

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:58:42 -0400

Teacher Files Brief in Wisconsin Government Unionism Reform Battle in Federal Court

Public-sector union bosses file desperate lawsuit seeking to protect forced dues stranglehold over Wisconsin’s public workers and taxpayers

Madison, WI (June 29, 2011) – With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, a Kenosha teacher affected by Wisconsin’s recent public-sector unionism reforms has filed an amicus curiae brief in federal court.

Right to Work in The Daily Caller: "In Wisconsin, Big Labor politicians help make Right to Work case"

Will Collins — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:56:59 -0400

Writing in The Daily Caller, Right to Work President Mark Mix explains how Big Labor activism in Wisconsin has dramatized the issue of forced union dues:

. . . millions of Americans are now learning about the bitterness with which union-label politicians are defending their forced dues-funded campaign machines. And now citizens are beginning to understand more clearly than ever before why no union official, whether government or private-sector, should ever have been granted forced-dues privileges in the first place, and why it is absolutely necessary to revoke those privileges in order to clean up our political system.

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Wisconsin AFSCME Union Bosses Face Federal Charges for Illegally Seizing Forced Dues for Politics

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:53:09 -0400

Wisconsin AFSCME Union Bosses Face Federal Charges for Illegally Seizing Forced Dues for Politics

Wisconsin needs Right to Work law to protect workers from forced unionism abuses

Milwaukee, WI (March 16, 2011) – A U.S. Bank customer service and support employee has filed federal charges against a local union after local union officials illegally attempted to force him and his colleagues into full-dues-paying union membership.

Workers' Rights Are At Stake in Labor Battles Nationwide, But Not in the Way Union Bosses Claim

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:28:21 -0400

Last week, Mark Mix, President of National Right to Work, pointed out in Investor's Business Daily that the real issue in the ongoing battles between Big Labor and reform-minded public officials in various states across the country is getting lost in the union bosses' self-serving rhetoric.

As Mix notes, given the media coverage of the battle in Wisconsin:

Right to Work Radio Round-up: Mark Mix talks public sector unions, Wisconsin, and monopoly bargaining

Will Collins — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:53:23 -0500

Over the past week, Right to Work President Mark Mix was interviewed on several radio programs about public sector unionism and the protests in Wisconsin. First, here's Mix on Savage Nation. Click here to listen or use the embedded player below:

New Right to Work Podcast: Mark Mix talks Wisconsin Labor Law Reform

Will Collins — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:27:22 -0500

On WSAU-AM Central Wisconsin Morning News, Right to Work President Mark Mix explains why ending union monopoly bargaining privileges is so important as Wisconsin faces widespread, union-instigated protests. Click here to listen or use the embedded player below: