Southern IL Aluminum Worker Forces IBEW Union Bosses to Abandon Illegal Dues Demands, Termination Threat

Settlements require union officials to immediately recognize workers who refuse to pay for union politics, Penn Aluminum officials must attend mandatory training MURPHYSBORO, IL - Penn Aluminum International employee Mary Beck has successfully forced International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 702 union officials to stop illegally demanding money from her paycheck.

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Disney Worker Hits UNITE HERE Union Bosses with Federal Charge for Illegal Dues Seizures

Labor Board charge: Union violated federal law by ignoring worker’s request to stop dues payments without any explanation ORLANDO, FL - Disney Worker Hits UNITE HERE Union Bosses with Federal Charge for Illegal Dues Seizures

Houston-Area Kroger Employee Slams UFCW Union with Federal Charges for Seizing Union Dues Using Altered Union Card

Employee objected to union membership and financial support during orientation meeting; union taking dues under guise of altered form HOUSTON, TX - Cypress-area Kroger employee Jessica Haefner has just hit the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union at her workplace and her employer with federal charges.

Fox Cities Essity Employee Hits Steelworkers Union with Federal Charges for Illegal Termination Threat

Longtime employee of paper products company exercised right to leave union and stop dues deductions, Steelworkers union now demands her firing FOX CITIES, WI - Greenville, WI, resident Kerri Wenske has just filed federal charges against United Steelworkers Local 2-1279 union officials at her Essity workplace in Neenah, WI.

Southwest Ohio School Employee Hits OAPSE Union with Charges for Illegally Seizing Union Dues

Union officials misled worker and ignored revocation request in attempt to deduct dues for entire school year over employee’s clear objection CINCINNATI, OH - Southwest Public Schools employee Richard Koch has filed charges against the Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE/AFSCME Local 4) union, telling the Ohio State Employee Relations Board (SERB) that union officials have unlawfully locked him into an entire school year of union dues deductions against his will.

National Right to Work Foundation Submits Comments Blasting Biden NLRB’s Rule to Trap Workers in Unions They Oppose

Biden National Labor Relations Board plans to overturn Election Protection Rule, undermining workers’ statutory right to vote whether to remove unpopular unions WASHINGTON, DC - The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has just submitted comments opposing the Biden National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) proposed rule to re-impose several onerous restrictions on workers.

Federal Labor Board to Prosecute Kentucky Steelworkers Union for Threatening, Seizing Money from Northern KY Worker

Former Duro Hilex Poly employee filed charges against union and employer in 2022, National Labor Relations Board complaints affirm employee allegations ERLANGER, KY - Melva Hernandez, a former employee of paper bag manufacturer Duro Hilex Poly in Erlanger, KY, has scored a victory in her federal case charging United Steelworkers (USW) Local 832 union officials and her employer with taking dues money from her paycheck illegally. Hernandez is receiving free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation attorneys.

Northwestern Pennsylvania Metal Employees Finally Free from “Representation” of Unpopular Steelworkers Union Bosses

Steelworkers bosses backed down from pursuing final objection to worker vote against union, attempt to trap workers under unpopular contract already failed VENANGO COUNTY, PA - With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Kerry Hunsberger and her coworkers at Latrobe Specialty Metals Company have successfully freed themselves from the unwanted “representation” of United Steelworkers (USW) union officials.

National Right to Work Foundation Slams Biden FLRA Move to Restrict Federal Employees’ Right to Stop Union Dues

Foundation comments expose flimsy statutory foundations of proposed rule, also show it violates federal workers’ First Amendment Janus rights WASHINGTON, DC - The National Right to Work Foundation just filed comments at the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), opposing the agency’s plan to restrict federal employees’ right to stop unwanted union financial support for over 99 percent of the year.