Texas Starbucks Employee Challenges Federal Labor Board Structure as Unconstitutional in New Federal Lawsuit

Regional NLRB blocked employee and his coworkers from voting out union, new lawsuit now second pending worker-backed challenge to agency’s authority FORT WORTH, TX - Reed Busler, an employee at the “Military Highway” Starbucks in Shavano Park, TX, is hitting the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with a federal lawsuit arguing the federal agency’s structure violates the separation of powers.

Second Group of Philly Ultimo Coffee Employees Successfully Remove Unwanted “Workers United” Union

Employees submitted nearly unanimous petition seeking union decertification vote, become fourth recent group of Philly coffee workers to kick out unwanted union PHILADELPHIA, PA - Ultimo Coffee employee Jacob Johnston and his coworkers have successfully removed unwanted “Workers United” (WU) union officials from the Southwest Center City location of the coffee shop.

Brooklyn Electrical Workers Win Year-Long Legal Battle to Remove Unwanted Union from Workplace

After Horsepower Electric employees voted to remove IUJAT union, Labor Board refused to count ballots for months based on empty union charges of misconduct NEW YORK, NY - Following a year-long legal battle, Brooklyn-based Horsepower Electric employee Shloime Spira and his colleagues are finally free of unwanted IUJAT (International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades) representation.

Philadelphia Ultimo Coffee Workers Win Bid to Remove So-Called “Workers United” Union

Ultimo employees are third recent group of coffee shop workers in Philly to kick out an unwanted union, as Center City Starbucks workers await vote to remove SBWU PHILADELPHIA, PA - Following Ultimo Coffee employee Samuel Tarasenko’s submission of a petition seeking an employee vote to remove the union, “Workers United” (WU) union officials filed paperwork announcing they will give up control of the Germantown-area coffee shop.

DC-Area Union Kitchen Employees Overwhelmingly Vote to Remove UFCW Union

Workers requested decertification vote amid contentious boycott and picket ordered by union officials against rank-and-file workers WASHINGTON, DC - Employees of five Union Kitchen locations in the Washington, DC, metro area have voted to remove United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 union officials from power at the chain.

East Bay-Area Fire Safety Inspector Prevails in Case Against IUOE Union for Illegal Firing

Employee wins reinstatement and back pay after being unlawfully fired for exercising right to reject formal union membership PLEASANTON, CA - After being fired over her refusal to formally become a formal union member, Construction Testing Services employee Alexandra Le won a settlement against the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) and her employer.

Full Foundation Action September/October 2023 Newsletter Now Online

All articles from the September/October issue of Foundation Action newsletter are now on the website.

Philly Public Defender Beats Illegal UAW Dues Deduction Scheme

UAW boss threatened to reduce workers’ wages for not signing dues card PHILADELPHIA, PA – Brunilda Vargas, a public defender for the City of Philadelphia, staunchly objected when United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 5502 union bosses sought to gain power over her and her colleagues at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

Victory: San Diego Charter School Educators Vote Out Teacher Union Bosses

SDEA officials stonewalled vote at charter school for years with “blocking charges” and pressure from elected officials SAN DIEGO, CA – After years of legal maneuvers from union officials, educators at charter school Gompers Preparatory Academy have successfully ousted the SDEA teacher union with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Foundation.

Support Staff at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Vote to Eject AFSCME Union Officials

Large unit of over 270 medical assistants, office coordinators, and others will now be free of union control PHILADELPHIA, PA - Support staff at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia have successfully voted Service Employees International Union District 1199C (SEIU) officials out of power at their facility.