Worker Freedom Group Defends WV Law Preventing Unconstitutional Union Dues Seizures from Public Workers

Law protects employees’ First Amendment rights; Kanawha Circuit judge blocked law at union lawyers’ behest CHARLESTON, WV - Staff attorneys at the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a charitable nonprofit dedicated to protecting workers’ legal rights from compulsory unionism, have just filed an amicus brief defending the legality of a state law that protects the First Amendment right of West Virginia public employees to refrain from funding a union.

San Diego Charter School Teachers Get Long-Awaited Chance to Vote Out Unwanted Union

Decertification vote finally scheduled at Gompers Preparatory Academy after nearly two years of union-created legal delays stalled teachers’ petition SAN DIEGO, CA – Teachers at Gompers Preparatory Academy in San Diego will have a long-awaited chance to remove San Diego Education Association (SDEA) union bosses from their school.

Portland Cameraman Wins in Case Charging NABET/CWA Union Lawyers with Illegal Intimidation

Cameraman already won charge against NABET officials for seizing money illegally, now full board in DC cites union lawyers for misconduct PORTLAND, OR - Portland-area ABC cameraman Jeremy Brown has just prevailed decisively in his National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) case against the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET-CWA) union.

Cuyahoga County Probation Officer Hits Union with Federal Lawsuit for Years of Unconstitutional Dues Seizures

Union officials took full union dues from nonmember officer without consent, then ignored requests to return illegally-seized money CLEVELAND, OH – Cuyahoga County probation officer Kimberlee Warren is suing the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) union in her workplace, charging union officials with breaching her First Amendment right as a public employee to refuse to support union activities. She is receiving free legal representation from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys.

Opposition Filed to Judge’s Order Imposing Culinary Union on Workers who Rejected Union in Secret Ballot Vote

Red Rock Casino workers vote against unionization, but nearly 2 years later judge ordered employer to bargain with union officials Las Vegas, NV – A large majority of the workers at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada voted “no” to unionization, but a federal district court judge is forcing their employer to bargain with union officials anyway.

Fully Briefed: TX United Airlines Employee Urges US Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Union “Opt-out” Requirement for Political Dues

Foundation attorneys argue IAM scheme violates Supreme Court’s Janus standard by seizing political dues from nonmembers without their consent WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys filed the final brief supporting Texas United Airlines employee Arthur Baisley’s petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. He is urging the Court to hear his federal class-action civil rights case contesting a dues arrangement imposed by International Association of Machinists (IAM) union officials.

Teamsters Union Charged with Illegally Threatening UPS Worker: ‘Join Union or Be Fired’

Teamsters official falsely claimed worker could be fired if he did not join and pay full dues QUEENS, NY – With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, New York City UPS warehouse worker Kamil Fraczek has filed a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) charge against Teamsters Local 804.

Rerun Election Approved in Fox Employee Vote to Oust CWA Union after Labor Board Agent Botches Mail Ballot Count

Labor board agent revealed how individual workers voted in latest example of why in-person, secret-ballot voting better protects workers from retaliation and pressure tactics LAS VEGAS, NV - Technicians at a Fox Television Stations, Inc. facility in Las Vegas will get another chance to vote on whether they will remove National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians (NABET-CWA) union officials from their workplace.

Rieth-Riley Workers Win Settlements Against IUOE Union Bosses for Illegal Strike Retaliation

Union officials must stop retaliation against workers, including paying back missing healthcare premium money With free legal representation from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys, Michigan Rieth-Riley Construction Company employees Rob Nevins and Jesse London have won settlements against International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 324 union bosses.

Workers in Three-Year Push for Vote to Oust Union Rebut NLRB Chairman’s Argument that Their Election Should Be Blocked

Workers’ brief blasts NLRB chairman McFerran for trying to enforce provision of the controversial ‘PRO-Act’ that has failed to be enacted WASHINGTON, DC – Workers at a Memphis branch of Geodis Logistics filed a brief with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) asking the Board to finally hold a union decertification election the workers have been requesting for over three years.