Congress

Worker Speaks Out Against Obama Labor Board Before Congress

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:18:04 -0400

In the wake of National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) move to kill the only protection workers have against card check forced unionism, the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a hearing yesterday about the recent onslaught of the NLRB's pro-forced unionism rulings as former-Chairwoman Wilma Liebman's term expired late last month.

Testifying at the hearing was Barbara Ivey, who works at a Portland, Oregon-based IT unit at Kaiser Permanente.

Ivey and 60 of her coworkers were subjected to a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) card check forced unionization campaign (via a neutrality agreement).

Worker Advocate Urges House Chairmen to Investigate Questionable Pro-Union Rule Change

Will Collins — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:44:23 -0500

Worker Advocate Urges House Chairmen to Investigate Questionable Pro-Union Rule Change

National Mediation Board’s new rules allow airline and railway workers to be unionized without majority support

New Foundation Podcast: Right to Work President Mark Mix Warns of Lame Duck Big Labor Power Grabs

Will Collins — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:16:09 -0500

Right to Work President Mark Mix sat down with nationally-syndicated radio host Lars Larson yesterday to discuss the Police and Firefighter Monopoly Bargaining Bill, a Big Labor power grab that is poised to pass during the "lame duck" congressional session. Click here to listen or use the embedded player below:

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:

Card Check Forced Unionism "Presents Serious Legal and Policy Issues"

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:00:11 -0400

Today, House Republican leader John Boehner called on President Barack Obama to veto any controversial legislation that passes during the post-midterm election lame-duck Congressional session. One of those controversial bills is the Card Check Forced Unionism Bill.

As Right to Work Foundation legal director Ray J. LaJeunesse details in the Spring 2010 issue of the Texas Review of Law & Politics journal, this draconian bill's three primary provisions contain many injustices toward American workers and job providers.

Big Labor Exploits Another Terror Attack to Expand Compulsory Unionism

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:31:59 -0500

True to form, compulsory unionism advocates are exploiting a serious situation to try to force more workers into union monopoly control. In this case, union bosses have long set their sights on forcing America's airport screeners into union ranks. From the Wall Street Journal:

Big Labor and Big Government May Be the Only Winners in UPS - FedEx War

Anthony Riedel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:53:21 -0500

A heated battle is raging in Congress between major shipping companies United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) and FedEx Corporation and the rights of literally tens -- if not hundreds -- of thousands of employees hang in the balance.

Pro-Worker Think Tank: Big Labor Pushing Dangerous Public Safety Monopoly Bargaining Mandate

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:12:56 -0400

The National Institute for Labor Relations Research (NILRR) has just published an eye-opening fact sheet revealing the dangers of Big Labor's latest push to use the U.S. Congress to impose union monopoly bargaining and forced dues on public safety workers in cash-strapped states and localities.

Right to Work Committee Experts: Beware of Bogus Card Check Compromises!

Will Collins — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:40:18 -0400

At the annual Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism (CEAFU) conference in Washington, D.C., Right to Work Legislative Director Greg Mourad discussed the state of the card check debate in Congress. Here's the video:

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: