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Right to Work in the Charleston Post & Courier: "NLRB Aims to Maximize Union Dues"

Will Collins — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:20:48 -0400

Writing in The Charleston Post & Courier, National Right to Work President Mark Mix explains the broader issues at stake in the NLRB's complaint against Boeing:

So why is the National Labor Relations Board so incensed about Boeing's decision to open a new production line in South Carolina? And why is the IAM so eager to keep Boeing in Washington State?

The answer is simple. South Carolina protects workers' freedom of choice.

The state's longstanding Right to Work law ensures that while workers have the right to join a union, they cannot be forced to join or pay dues to a union just to get or keep a job. Washington State, on the other hand, allows union officials to extract dues from nonunion workers as a condition of employment.

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More Television Coverage: Boeing South Carolina employee says "We're fighting back" to keep our jobs

Will Collins — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:16:18 -0400

National Right to Work President Mark Mix was interviewed on two Fox Business programs about the Right to Work Foundation's efforts to help Charleston Boeing employees protect their jobs:

Meanwhile, a local Charleston news station interviewed Dennis Murray, one of the Boeing employees who, with the help of Foundation attorneys, is taking action against the NLRB and union lawyers' attempt to put Murray and his co-workers out of a job:

South Carolina TV Stations Cover Foundation's Efforts to Protect Boeing Employees from Obama NLRB Attack

Will Collins — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:37:10 -0400

On Tuesday, with the assistance of National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, a group of Boeing employees moved to intervene to stop the NLRB from shutting down Boeing's Charleston Dreamliner plant. The Foundation's announcement made headlines nationwide, including television coverage across South Carolina:

South Carolina Workers Speak Out Against the NLRB's Attempt to Shut Down Boeing's Charleston Dreamliner Plant

Will Collins — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:55:30 -0400

Today, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation announced it was providing free legal aid to three South Carolina Boeing Employees, who are moving to intervene in a case brought by the Obama National Labor Relations Board and IAM union bosses that would to shut down production at Boeing's Charleston Dreamliner facility.

A copy of the Foundation's motion to intervene includes statements from the three Boeing employees, who explain their negative experiences with IAM union officials and their reasons for speaking out against the NLRB's attempt to move production of the Boeing Dreamliner back to (non-Right to Work) Washington State.

Wall Street Journal: Boeing NLRB Case Threatens Right to Work States, Protects Forced Unionism

Will Collins — Fri, 13 May 2011 12:17:41 -0400

Regular readers are already up to speed on the Obama National Labor Relations Board's attempt to punish Boeing for opening a new production line in Right to Work South Carolina - and the National Right to Work Foundation's efforts to help Boeing employees. Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore explain why the NLRB's actions are so pernicious:

The Obama administration's National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint last month against Boeing to block production of the company's 787 Dreamliner at a new assembly plant in South Carolina—a "right to-work" state with a law against compulsory union membership. If the NLRB has its way, Dreamliner assembly will return to Washington, a union-shop state, along with more than 1,000 jobs.

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Workers Assert Constitutionally-Protected Rights After Union Officials Demand Personal Information

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:57:57 -0500

Workers Assert Constitutionally-Protected Rights After Union Officials Demand Personal Information

Right to Work Foundation assists Sacramento healthcare providers coerced into union forced dues ranks

Sacramento, CA (December 20, 2010) – A Sutter Roseville Medical Center healthcare professional has filed federal labor charges against a local union for coercing her and her colleagues into paying forced union dues.

Employees File Federal Class Action Suit to Halt Abusive Mandatory Union Dues Scheme

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:35:57 -0400

Employees File Federal Class Action Suit to Halt Abusive Mandatory Union Dues Scheme

Right to Work Foundation helps employees challenge national union’s illegal “annual objection” policy

Aberdeen, MD (September 21, 2009) – Today, two employees filed a class action federal suit challenging the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union’s nationwide policy requiring employees to object year after year to paying union dues they cannot be lawfully forced to pay.

Reminder: Time is Running Out for Rebates for Employees Under the IAM and Washington State Teacher Union

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:04:10 -0500

Recently, Foundation attorneys notified employees represented by the Machinists union (IAM) and Washington Education Association union (WEA) nonmembers of their opportunity to reclaim a portion of their forced union dues from supporting the union officials' politics as determined by law and Foundation-won court precedent.

Employees Represented by IAM

In the National Right to Work Foundation's "Special Legal Notice to Employees Represented by the Machinists union", it states that:

Quick Hits - June 30, 2008

Will Collins — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:53:09 -0400

A few Right to Work-related updates from over the weekend:

1.) Does the AFL-CIO owe $14 million in back taxes? Perhaps an IRS audit will reveal other problems with the AFL-CIO's overtly partisan and massive campaign expenditures. The author overstates the good that comes from oversight of union finances by the Office of Labor Management Standards, but he does point out the amusing fact that Democrats are in favor of "smaller government" in this one instance:

IAM Union's Sham Elections: Kim Jong-il Would Be Proud

Will Collins — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:26:24 -0400

The International Association of Machinists (IAM) has a long and troubled relationship with true workplace representation. In fact, the union bosses' authoritarian nature of governance more closely resembles communist North Korea.

Section B-2 of the IAM's "Official Circular No. 813 - Strike Sanctions and Benefits" (pdf) lays out the organization's procedures for accepting a renegotiated contract or rejecting a new offer from management and going on strike:

". . . a secret ballot vote by the membership present and voting must carry by a two-thirds (2/3) majority in order to declare a strike."

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