Grocery Clerk Files Charges against UFCW Local for Misleading Him into Signing Union Card, Paying Full Dues

Los Angeles, CA (July 26, 2011) – With the help of National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys, a Granada Hills clerk has filed unfair labor practice charges against the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 union. The charges state that union officials misled him into joining the union and paying full dues. Jordan Rosenfield, an employee at Ralph’s Grocery Company, is subject to a monopoly bargaining agreement between his employer and UFCW Local 770 union officials, which means he can be forced to pay union dues and accept UFCW “representation” as a condition of employment. However, no employee can be lawfully forced to join a union as a condition of employment. Moreover, the Foundation-won Supreme Court decision Communication Workers v. Beck holds that nonunion employees must be given an opportunity to opt out of paying for union activities unrelated to workplace bargaining, such as members-only events and political activism.

Federal Labor Board Finds Merit to Charges against Union for Forcing Nurses to Join, Pay Full Dues

Seattle, Washington (July 5, 2011) – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a federal agency responsible for administering private sector labor law, has found merit to charges filed by two Virginia Mason Medical Center nurses against the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) union. The charges, which were filed for the nurses by National Right to Work Foundation attorneys, state that WSNA officials automatically enrolled nurses in the union without their consent and forced them to pay full union dues. By finding merit to the charges, the National Labor Relations Board has signaled that WSNA officials must enter into a unit-wide settlement that protects nurses’ rights or face prosecution. The NLRB also agrees that a provision in the union’s contract limiting nurses’ right to resign is unlawful.

News Release: Teamster Union Bosses Hit with Federal Charges for Having Coca-Cola Worker Illegally Fired

Teamster Union Bosses Hit with Federal Charges for Having Coca-Cola Worker Illegally Fired

Houston, PA (July 5, 2011) – With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation, a former Coca-Cola employee has filed federal charges against a local Teamster union and the company for discrimination and illegally firing him from his job. Keith Smiesko of Saxonburg filed the federal charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional office in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Earlier this year, Teamster Local 585 union officials ordered Smiesko – who had refrained from full union membership and dues payments – to immediately pay full union dues for the previous three years along with additional union initiation fees without ever notifying him that he was being charged for their so-called "representation." Union officials illegally threatened Smiesko with job termination if he did not pay.

Bank Employee Wins Settlement After AFSCME Union Bosses Illegally Seized Forced Dues for Politics

Bank Employee Wins Settlement After AFSCME Union Bosses Illegally Seized Forced Dues for Politics Wisconsin needs Right to Work law to protect workers from forced unionism abuses Milwaukee, WI (May 31, 2011) – A U.S. Bank customer service and support employee reached a settlement with local union officials last week after union officials illegally attempted to force him and his colleagues into full-dues-paying union membership.

Bank Employee Wins Settlement After AFSCME Union Bosses Illegally Seized Forced Dues for Politics

Milwaukee, WI (May 31, 2011) – A U.S. Bank customer service and support employee reached a settlement with local union officials last week after union officials illegally attempted to force him and his colleagues into full-dues-paying union membership. Peter Quinones of Milwaukee filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 777 union officials in March with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Foundation. After AFSCME Local 777 union bosses were granted monopoly bargaining privileges over approximately 300 U.S. Bank employees, Quinones sent a letter to union officials stating that he was exercising his right under National Right to Work Foundation-won Supreme Court precedent in Communication Workers v. Beck to refrain from full-dues-paying union membership.