Stop & Shop Employee Hits UFCW Union with Federal Charges for Illegal Threats, Slurs During Union-Ordered Strike

UFCW boss misinformed worker about his rights by claiming union membership was mandatory. Others retaliated with slurs and threats when worker defied strike Quincy, MA (April 18, 2019) – A Massachusetts Stop & Shop employee filed federal unfair labor practice charges against United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1459 alleging that a top union […]

Final Brief Filed Asking Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Forced Union Affiliation as First Amendment Violation

Minnesota home-based personal care providers argue being forced under SEIU union monopoly ‘representation’ violates their freedom to associate Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2019) – Today, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys filed the final brief in Bierman v. Walz asking the Supreme Court to hear a group of Minnesota home care providers’ […]

Rhode Island Bus Driver Asks NLRB to Overturn Policy Blocking Vote to Remove Teamsters Union

Union officials leveraging so-called “merger doctrine” to block workers from exercising right to hold decertification vote to remove minority union Coventry, RI (April 10, 2019) – With free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, a Rhode Island bus driver has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to allow a vote […]

UAW Bosses Back Down, Will Refund $26,000 in Forced Union Dues Seized after Right to Work Law Was in Effect

United Autoworkers union and company settle case brought by workers challenging union dues and fees taken without workers’ authorization Detroit, MI (April 8, 2019) – Unfair labor practice charges brought by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys for two Michigan medical emergency transportation workers against their employer and United Autoworkers (UAW) Local […]

Worker Advocate Urges Federal Labor Board to Simplify Process for Workers to Vote Out Union Representation

National Right to Work Foundation asks National Mediation Board to eliminate confusing ‘straw man’ decertification rules for airline and railroad workers Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2019) – The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has submitted comments to the National Mediation Board (NMB) supporting the agency’s proposed simplification of the rules enabling workers in […]

National Right to Work Foundation Staff Attorney Testifies at House Committee Hearing on Labor Law Reform

Testimony: Current labor law promotes forced unionism and is ‘antithetical to American values of free speech and free association’ Washington, D.C. (March 26, 2019) – A National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorney will testify at a U.S. House of Representatives committee hearing today, urging reform of current labor law that hinders American […]

Teachers Win Case at Michigan Court of Appeals Against Union Officials for Violating Right to Work Law

Court affirms ruling against union officials who demanded that two Ann Arbor teachers continue to pay union fees after resigning union membership Ann Arbor, Michigan (March 22, 2019) – Two public school teachers have won a victory at the Michigan Court of Appeals with free legal assistance from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys […]