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Sioux City Hospital Nurses Win Vote to Eject UFCW Union Bosses

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Labor Board certifies election result; 191 registered nurses officially free of unwanted union at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s – Downtown location

SIOUX CITY, IA – Registered nurses at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s – Downtown hospital have successfully voted to remove United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 222IN union officials from their workplace. The nurses’ “decertification” effort was spearheaded by nurse practitioner Timaree Henneman, who filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on May 26, seeking a decertification election to end the UFCW’s unwanted monopoly control over the hospital’s registered nurses. The nurses’ petition was filed with free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys.

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Wisconsin Painter Files Federal Charges Against Painters and Trades Union for Unlawful Forced Membership, Dues Deductions

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IUPAT union bosses lied to worker, claiming union membership and dues payment authorization were mandatory for employment

WAUKESHA, WI – Caryn Johnson, an employee of Olympic Companies, has filed charges at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) District Council 7. The charges state that IUPAT union officials unlawfully coerced her into formal union membership and dues payment by claiming, contrary to federal law, that both were mandatory conditions of her employment at Olympic.

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Funeral Home Workers Win Vote to Bury Unwanted Teamsters ‘Representation’

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Despite union attempt to block election, workers win freedom with Foundation aid

MILWAUKEE, WI – Employees at three Milwaukee-area Krause Funeral Home & Cremation Services locations have freed themselves from the unwanted “representation” of Teamsters Local 344 union officials.

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