Question: How can I resign my union membership?
Answer: In Pattern Makers v. NLRB, 473 U.S. 95 (1985), the United States Supreme Court held that union members have the right to resign their union membership at any time.
Washington, D.C. (August 11, 2004) – Attorneys with the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation today filed as amicus curiae in a U.S. Court of Appeals in opposition to the AFL-CIO’s appeal to overturn new union financial disclosure requirements intended to provide employees with meaningful information as to how their compulsory union dues are […]
Ft. Rucker, Alabama (May 26, 2004) – Responding to federal charges filed by National Right to Work Foundation attorneys on behalf of a Shaw Infrastructure engineer at Ft. Rucker, union officials have agreed to pay $12,000 in damages after unlawfully having him fired for refusal to pay union dues. As part of a settlement agreement […]
Flint, Mich. (May 10, 2004) — An Intier Automotive, Ontegra-Brighton (Intier) employee today filed class-action charges against the United Auto Workers (UAW) union after union officials unlawfully misinformed workers about their rights to refrain from formal union membership. The worker also charged UAW officials with threatening workers with internal union discipline – even discharge – […]
Los Angeles, Calif. (April 15, 2004) – Federal charges filed by several employees of Albertson’s grocery chain who face retaliatory fines for refusal to engage in illegal “sympathy strike” activity have forced union officials to waffle. Nevertheless, retaliation continues against many workers that refused to obey the illegal strike order. Teamsters Local 952 union officials […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (March 30, 2004) — Despite a previous vow to appeal, Teamsters Local 377 officials at the Youngstown St. Elizabeth Health Center will not contest an order by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to end pervasive unfair labor practices against local workers. With free legal assistance from National Right to Work Foundation attorneys, the […]
