Settlement

Group Home Workers Force SEIU Bosses into Forced Union Dues Refund

Anthony Riedel — Tue, 18 May 2010 11:17:05 -0400

Group Home Workers Force SEIU Bosses into Forced Union Dues Refund

Right to Work Foundation attorneys continue to challenge illegal union membership “opt-out” policy

Princeton, WV (May 18, 2010) – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 1199 union officials have agreed to a statewide settlement after six ResCare group home employees filed several unfair labor practice charges against them.

Employees Force Settlement in Precedent-Setting Federal Union Racketeering Lawsuit

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:22:43 -0400

Safeway Employees Win in Montana

John Powell — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:31:51 -0400

Jerry Rasmussen and Carla Crandall (along with their coworkers) forced the UFCW Local 4 to sign a settlement after union officials tried to bar them from exercising their legal rights at a Safeway in Polson, Montana.

National Right to Work attorneys helped the two through their battle against illegal termination threats and forced dues seizures after union officials denied their requests to resign from formal membership.

The Associated Press covered the story:

"I got a hold of the (National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation) attorneys, and they said, 'That's absolutely not right. They have to acknowledge those Beck rights and let you be a nonmember,'" Rasmussen said.

Although the settlement requires UFCW Local 4 officials to reimburse the employees of their forced dues plus interest and to inform them of their legal right to resign from formal membership, it is an incremental victory in the broad fight against compulsory unionism in Montana.

Until Montana has a Right to Work law that makes the payment of union dues strictly volunatary, this type of intimidation will likely continue throughout the Treasure State.