Department of Labor

Worker: Why I sued Labor Secretary Hilda Solis

Nick Cote — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:36:23 -0400

Chris Mosquera, a Maryland county government employee filed a federal lawsuit in May with free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys to stop the Obama Administration from allowing union bosses to conceal lavish and corrupt union expenditures from workers.

In today's Washington Examiner, Mosquera discussed why he filed the lawsuit against Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis:

As a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, I'm more knowledgeable than most about the ins and outs of union finance.

In fact, I've learned some interesting things about my own local's spending habits over the years. Like the $2 million office condo they bought in Gaithersburg, or the fact that the president of my local makes over $200,000 a year, plus other undocumented benefits.

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Video: National Right to Work Criticizes Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis for Gutting Union Transparency Requirements

Will Collins — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:43:59 -0400

National Right to Work President Mark Mix appeared on "Your World with Neil Cavuto" to discuss Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis's efforts to undermine union transparency. Check out the video below:

Union Member Seeks to Block Obama Labor Department’s Efforts to Roll Back Union Disclosure Rules

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:17:03 -0400

Union Member Seeks to Block Obama Labor Department’s Efforts to Roll Back Union Disclosure Rules

Department guts disclosure rule that has exposed numerous corrupt union boss schemes, let rank-and-file members know how dues are spent

Washington, DC (May 23, 2011) – With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a Maryland county government employee is asking a federal court to stop the Obama Administration from allowing union bosses to conceal lavish and corrupt union expenditures from workers.

Obama Executive Order Leaves Workers in the Dark

Will Collins — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:57:52 -0400

Regular Freedom@Work readers may remember a spate of Obama Administration executive orders designed to enhance Big Labor's already-extensive special privileges. Today, the Department of Labor published a final rule implementing Executive Order 13496, which requires government contractors to post notices informing employees of their workplace rights.

At first glance, that seems pretty innocuous. However, when it comes to the union boss-dominated Obama Department of Labor, "innocuous" isn't part of the equation. Here's part of the Department of Labor's explanation of the notice's content in yesterday's Federal Register (emphasis mine):

Foundation Submits Comments Opposing Rollback of Labor Department Union Disclosure Guidelines

Will Collins — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:27:12 -0400

The National Right to Work Foundation has submitted formal comments opposing proposed rule changes that would dramatically undermine union transparency at the Obama Department of Labor (DoL). The full comments can be found here, but the long and short of it is that the Obama DoL is proposing two major changes to union disclosure under the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) of 1959:

Obama's Style of So-Called Leadership: "Mr. Contractor, Tear Down Those Employee Rights Notices"

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:34:59 -0500

President Barack Obama's efforts to transition the Department of Labor into a giant, taxpayer-funded extension of Big Labor's organizing and political fund-raising machine just hit another milestone. President Barack Obama's January 30, 2009 executive order, aimed to help union bosses seize more forced dues revenue to fund Big Labor’s political agenda, was just printed in the Federal Register -- making it official.

In a nutshell, the EO tears down posted notices to employees of federal contractors which explain they can actually refrain from paying forced union dues spent for union electioneering and the like.

Union Watchdog Files Second Disclosure Request to Investigate Obama Labor Department Stonewalling

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:19:07 -0500

Union Watchdog Files Second Disclosure Request to Investigate Obama Labor Department Stonewalling

Media report indicates Department of Labor officials are “in a tizzy and freaking out” over federal lawsuit

Washington, DC (December 2, 2009) – The National Right to Work Foundation has filed new disclosure demands on the heels of its lawsuit to compel the Department of Labor (DOL) to release information related to high-ranking officials’ connections to powerful union lobbying interests.

Podcast: Right to Work Pushes Obama's Staff to Disclose Big Labor Ties

Will Collins — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:00:15 -0500

Right to Work President Mark Mix recently appeared on the Jason Lewis Show for an extensive interview on the Foundation's efforts to force the Obama Administration to reveal its close -- and apparently unethical -- ties to Big Labor insiders. Click here to listen or use the embedded player below.

Right to Work Pushes Obama Administration to Disclose Ties to Big Labor Insiders

Will Collins — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:44:15 -0500

Last Friday, Right to Work attorneys filed a federal lawsuit with the Department of Labor to force the Obama Administration to release any documents related to high-ranking officials' connections to Big Labor. Right to Work President Mark Mix recently sat down with nationally-syndicated radio host Lars Larson to discuss the Foundation’s push for greater disclosure. Click here to listen or use the embedded player below:

Fact Sheet: Families Benefit from Right to Work Laws

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:37:26 -0400

The National Institute for Labor Relations Research (NILRR) has released a telling study comparing Right to Work states with forced-unionism states in a variety of statistical categories. The statistics, provided by various governmental departments and agencies as well as respected non-profits, show the stunning economic and personal benefits families enjoy from their states' popular Right to Work laws.

The last five years of available data shows that workers in Right to Work states not only enjoy higher non-farm private-sector job growth (9.1% versus 3.6% from 2003-2008), but their real personal incomes are also growing faster (15.8% vs. 9.1% from 2003-2008) and they enjoy a higher disposable income ($34,878 vs. $32,811 in 2008) than their counterparts in forced unionism states.