National Right to Work Foundation Files FOIA Request Regarding Biden Admin’s Firing of NLRB GC Robb, Suppression of Foundation Cases

Top union bosses demanded Robb’s ouster, which was immediately followed by agency tossing Foundation cases challenging union officials’ violations of workers’ rights WASHINGTON, DC - Following the Biden Administration’s unprecedented and legally dubious removal of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Peter Robb and his second-in-command, Alice Stock, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has just submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the agency to dig deep into this unfolding scandal.

First Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Union Attempt to Overturn Ruling that Nonmember Workers Cannot Be Forced to Fund Union Lobbying

Denial of union boss request for rehearing en banc leaves in place unanimous Appeals Court panel decision in favor of Rhode Island nurse BOSTON, MA - In another victory for longtime Rhode Island nurse Jeanette Geary, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a request by United Nurses and Allied Professionals (UNAP) union lawyers to rehear UNAP v. NLRB, a case in which they sought to overturn a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling in favor of Geary and her fellow nurses who objected to being forced to pay for union lobbying expenses.

Shamrock Foods Employees in Idaho Decisively Vote Teamsters Union Out of Workplace Following Union Boss Attempts to Block Election

Union officials had blocked vote for over 6 months using non-statutory “successor bar” despite widespread opposition to union BOISE, ID – Truck drivers at the Boise and Twin Falls Shamrock Foods facilities have successfully removed unpopular Teamsters Local 483 union officials from their workplace, following a blowout decertification election in which workers voted 26-4 to oust the union.

More Workers Ask Supreme Court to Refund Unconstitutional Forced Dues

Four Foundation-backed cert petitions now filed at High Court with millions at stake WASHINGTON, DC – Across the nation, public employees continue to seek free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, to fight for their First Amendment rights recognized in the landmark Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court ruling. Janus was argued and won by Foundation staff attorneys.

NLRB to Prosecute Boston Hotel, UNITE HERE Union for Coercive “Card Check” Deal

Housekeepers say employer illegally assisted union organizers during unionization push BOSTON, MA – With free legal aid from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys, in December 2019 four housekeepers at the Yotel hotel in Boston filed charges against their employer and UNITE HERE Local 26, after the hotel illegally assisted union officials with foisting their “representation” on workers during a “Card Check” organizing drive.

Worker Advocate Slams Biden NLRB Appointee’s Decision to Nix Complaint against Union and Hotel for Colluding to Unionize Employees

Withdrawal comes after Biden’s unprecedented dismissal of NLRB General Counsel Peter Robb, who backed appeal of housekeeper who filed case WASHINGTON, DC – Following President Biden’s unprecedented firing of Senate-confirmed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Peter Robb, President Biden’s new ersatz Acting General Counsel ordered the withdrawal of an unfair labor practice complaint against a Seattle-area UNITE HERE union local and the Pioneer Square Embassy Suites in Downtown Seattle.

Sacramento-Yolo Employees Win Ruling in California Labor Board Case Charging IUOE Union Bosses with Illegal Surveillance

Union boss demanded personal emails of Sacramento-Yolo District workers seeking information about holding a vote to remove the union from their workplace SACRAMENTO, CA - With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, three Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District employees just received a favorable decision from a California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).

Foundation Offers Free Legal Aid to Workers Impacted by Biden Executive Order Cancelling Keystone XL Pipeline Project

Workers have legal options to hold union officials accountable for backing a President who moved to destroy their jobs on day one WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation announced an offer of free legal aid to workers whose economic opportunities have been harmed by the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline.

United Rock Products Foreman Wins Settlement in Case Challenging Illegal Forced Dues Demands by Operating Engineers Union Officials

IOUE officials threatened workers’ jobs to extract dues for period before a monopoly bargaining contract had even been signed with their employer IRWINDALE, CA - Wes Ginier, a foreman with United Rock Products won a settlement in his case at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against International Union of Operating Engineers (IOUE) officials for illegally demanding he and his coworkers join the union and pay union dues before a monopoly bargaining contract was even in effect.

Transdev Employees at the Fairfax Connector Ask National Labor Relations Board to End Contentious Policy Blocking Workers’ Right to Vote Out Unwanted Union Bosses

“Contract bar” manipulated by union bosses to maintain power in workplace despite valid employee-backed petition for vote to remove union WASHINGTON, DC - Two Transdev employees working at the Fairfax Connector are asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, DC, to review their case, which seeks to remove Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 2 as their monopoly representative.