Charter school employees increasingly are targets for forced unionization
Springfield, VA (December 9, 2016) – The National Right to Work Foundation is stepping up its efforts to inform charter school teachers and other employees of the legal rights they have to refrain from compulsory unionism. As part of the effort, Foundation staff attorneys are attending charter school conferences in Ohio and Louisiana this month.
Sending Foundation attorneys to these charter school conferences is part of a growing initiative of the Foundation’s legal information program to ensure charter school employees are fully aware of their rights and are able to make an informed decision in regards to unionization.
Union bosses have historically been steadfastly opposed to the existence of charter schools because they see them as a threat to their monopoly over students and teachers. However, as the popularity of charter schools has continued to grow, union officials have been increasingly targeting charter school employees as new sources of forced dues to fill their depleting coffers.
“Teachers and students alike are flocking to charter schools in part because they are largely free of the teacher union monopoly that puts union boss power ahead of what is best for teachers, students and their communities,” National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix commented. “Sending Foundation staff attorneys to these conferences is a crucial part of our charter school initiative to ensure charter school employees are able to make informed decisions about union representation in an atmosphere free from union boss threats, harassment, coercion, or misrepresentation.”
To learn more about the Foundation’s charter school initiative and the legal rights charter school employees have, please visit www.nrtw.org/your-rights-charter.
Charter school teachers, or any other employee who finds themselves the victim of compulsory unionism abuses can contact the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation to request free legal assistance at anytime by calling 1-800-336-3600 or by going to www.nrtw.org/free-legal-aid/
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, assists thousands of employees in about 200 cases nationwide per year.
