Union Intimidation

SEIU Union Goons Assault Dissenting Employee; Threaten "Next Time We're Going to Kill You"

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:04:53 -0500

Late last week, notoriously corrupt Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Local 1000 brass sent a clear message to those who object and attempt to expose their shady underbellies. When California state employee and part-time reporter Ken Hamidi, a vocal critic of SEIU boss corruption, arrived at a SEIU Local 1000 meeting as in preparation for a cable access show exposing the local's misconduct, SEIU union thugs assaulted him:

Health Care Protester Recounts Violent SEIU Union Thug Attack, Racial Slurs

Will Collins — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:59:53 -0500

Last August, a health care protester was assaulted by union thugs for daring to voice his opinions at a political rally. Now Kenneth Gladney is stepping forward with his own account of what happened:

He [the union protester] shouted at me, “What kind of nigger are you?!” Then, he grabbed my board, so I quickly grabbed it back, then the man punched me in the face and charged at me . I put my hands up to block the second blow from the large man, when two other people from that group grabbed me and threw me to the ground and started punching and kicking me. I was kicked in the head and in the back, legs and buttocks. Then a white woman ran up to me while I was on the ground and began kicking me in my head as well.

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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.

Big Labor Syndicate Hires ACORN Henchmen To Run 'Mob-Style Protection Racket'

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:12:09 -0400

In case you missed it, earlier this month the Washington Examiner reported that from 2005 to 2008, Big Labor's big money boys have funneled nearly $10 million from forced-dues-fueled union treasuries to the scandal-ridden Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (popularly known as "ACORN") and its affiliates.

New Right to Work Video: The Truth About Card Check

Will Collins — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:26:17 -0400

With all the controversy surrounding card check legislation, it's worth talking to workers who've actually experienced the procedure first-hand. With that in mind, the National Right to Work Foundation interviewed several employees who endured intimidation, harassment and coercion at the hands of union organizers during an actual card check drive. After UAW organizers forced their way into the workplace through the coercive card check scheme, the workers forced a secret ballot decertification vote (using a precedent won by National Right to Work Foundation attorneys) and tossed out the unwanted union.

Here's the video:

Research Institute Finds ‘Card-Check’ Forced Unionism Threatens Job-Based Private Health Insurance

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:22:03 -0400

The National Institute for Labor Relations Research (NILRR) recently published a fact sheet discussing U.S. Census Bureau data from 1999 to 2007 that shows the "Card Check" Forced Unionism Bill and similar legislative "compromises" actually endanger workers' access to health insurance.

According to NILRR's observations:

Seven Employees Force Settlement with Teamster Local Union Brass

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:24:07 -0400

Seven Employees Force Settlement with Teamster Local Union Brass

Right to Work Attorneys help employees after union officials levy more than $200,000 in confiscatory fines

Chicago, IL (May 29, 2009) – With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, seven employees who refused to abandon their jobs during a strike forced a settlement with a local union after union officials levied exorbitant and illegal retaliatory fines against them.

New Right to Work News Release: AT&T Employee Files Federal Charges Against Communications Union for Illegal Threats

Will Collins — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:50:29 -0400

AT&T Employee Files Federal Charges Against Communications Union for Illegal Threats

CWA union bosses told worker they would “take him to court” for refusing to go on strike

St. Louis, Missouri (April 13, 2009) – A St. Louis-based AT&T worker has filed federal unfair labor practice charges against a national union for illegal threats in the run-up to an impending national strike.

With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Foundation, David McBride of Granite City, Illinois filed charges alleging that Communication Workers of America (CWA) union officials threatened him with legal action if he refused to go on strike and failed to provide him with a federally-mandated audit of union expenditures.

Podcast: Talking Card Check with National Right to Work President Mark Mix

Will Collins — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:31:13 -0400

National Right to Work President Mark Mix sits down with nationally syndicated talk radio host Janet Parshall to discuss card check, union intimidation, and the larger problems of compulsory unionism. Click here to listen or use the embeddable player below:

Truck Drivers and Dockworkers Fight Back Against Teamster Union Intimidation

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:05:57 -0500

Truck Drivers and Dockworkers Fight Back Against Teamster Union Intimidation

Employees seek to throw out union after union bosses’ ugly campaign of harassment and coercion

Seattle, Washington (March 5, 2009) — Employees from nine collective bargaining units of Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc. have filed decertification petitions seeking elections to oust the Teamster union as the workers’ monopoly bargaining agent.