National Right to Work Committee

Renegade Lame Duck Congress Votes on Police/Fire Union Bargaining Mandate

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:22:49 -0500

Today, Mark Mix, President of National Right to Work was published in the Washington Times regarding today's U.S. Senate vote on Senator Harry Reid's Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Bill (S. 3991). Despite voters sending a clear message to Washington last month, it appears some pro-forced unionism senators didn't quite get the message:

If Mr. Reid cared one whit for what ordinary Americans think, he would respond to such electoral drubbings for his fellow Big Labor Democrats and GOP fellow travelers by backing away from federally mandated union-boss control over public-safety officers. Instead, he announced over the weekend that he will file for cloture and force a vote on this draconian bill on Wednesday. Among those voting will be 14 defeated or retiring senators who won't be back in January.

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Michigan Child Care Providers Take Their Case to the Airwaves

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:52:14 -0400

As we recounted earlier this month, National Right to Work Foundation attorneys are fighting a blatant political payback scheme initiated by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to hand over all home-based child-care providers who provide services to state-subsidized low-income families over to government union bosses.

Last week, Mark Mix, President of National Right to Work, and Carrie Schlaud, the courageous lead plaintiff of the providers' class-action lawsuit against Granholm and the United Autoworker (UAW) and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) unions appeared on the Fox News Channel's Fox & Friends to discuss the case:

Right to Work Committee: Kagan Opposes First Amendment Right to Refrain from Supporting Union Boss Politics

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:55:53 -0400

As reported in today's Washington Examiner, the National Right to Work Committee President Mark Mix sent a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing Elena Kagan's confirmation as a Justice to the U.S. Supreme Court for misrepresenting her views regarding the use of forced union dues for union boss political activity.

From the Examiner:

Meet the New Boss... Same as the Old Boss: SEIU Regime Change More of a Lateral Move

Anthony Riedel — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:47:57 -0400

In the wake of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) boss Andy Stern's retirement, SEIU Executive Vice President Mary Kay Henry was ushered in as the new chief of the notoriously corrupt and predatory union hierarchy.

Despite the mainstream media's portrayal of Henry's coronation as a change in the way SEIU union organizers coerce workers into dues-paying union ranks through intimidation or political deal-making, nothing could be further from the truth.

From National Right to Work's contribution to BigGovernment.com:

Is Obama Planning an Easter Recess Appointment of Radical SEIU Lawyer Craig Becker to the NLRB?

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:25:18 -0400

Last month, the Senate rejected an attempt to confirm President Barack Obama's nomination of pro-compulsory unionism radical Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The Wall Street Journal reports that with the Senate now taking it's Easter recess, Becker could be appointed via a recess appointment "as early as today."

As the Journal notes, a Craig Becker NLRB appointment resurrection would be disastrous to employee rights:

NRTW In the News: Forced Unionism Radical Craig Becker Dangerous to Workers' Rights

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:47:16 -0400

Today, President Barack Obama's nomination of pro-compulsory unionism radical Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is scheduled to be taken up in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

National Right to Work President Mark Mix warns in today's Washington Times of the grave dangers Becker's possible confirmation will pose to workers' rights:

Right to Work Experts in the News: Labor Day Highlights Injustices of Compulsory Unionism

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:40:54 -0400

Experts from the National Right to Work Foundation and Right to Work Committee took to the airwaves and opinion pages across America to remind us what Labor Day is really about — the individual worker.

Mark Mix, president of National Right to Work, reminded Americans that "It's 'Labor' Day, Not 'Union' Day" in his nationally published op-ed which appeared in over 20 newspapers across the country. In his article, Mix offers a stouthearted rebuke to the usual union boss propaganda which has become commonplace on Labor Day:

This Labor Day, big labor bosses will dish out their usual Labor Day propaganda about how awful our lives would supposedly be without them. The reality is that millions of workers and indeed our economy are continuing to suffer greatly under the scourge of compulsory unionism.

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Keep Up With the Latest from the National Right to Work Foundation

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:58:14 -0400

The National Right to Work Foundation is just the place to get the latest developments on the fight against compulsory unionism. There are several ways to learn about the daily developments in America’s Right to Work movement:

Podcast: National Right to Work Radio Appearance on Card Check Power Grab

Will Collins — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:07:03 -0400

The National Right to Work Committee's Greg Mourad sits down with WCHS radio hosts Michael Agnello and Rick Johnson to discuss card check's legislative prospects. Click here to listen or use the embedded player below:

Oklahoma Leader of Professional, Non-Union Teachers Receives High Recognition from National Right to Work

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:11:21 -0400

On April 24, the National Right to Work Committee presented Professional Oklahoma Educators (POE) executive director Ginger Tinney with the Carol Applegate Education Award.