UAW’s Plan to “Extend” Expired Contract with the Big Three Doesn’t Impact Workers’ Rights to Stop Paying Union Dues

Worker advocate issues statement clarifying employee rights Springfield, VA (September 22, 2015) – The National Right to Work Foundation, which provides free legal assistance to employees nationwide, issued the following statement after UAW officials announced that they would extended their expired bargaining agreement with the Big Three Automakers on an ‘hour-by-hour basis’: The UAW’s recent […]

Westerly, RI Part-time Police Officers Ask Court for Injunction to Stop Illegal Forced Dues Scheme

Officers Challenge Retaliation, Termination for Blowing the Whistle on Scheme to Illegally Divert $5/hour of Pay to Union Westerly, Rhode Island (September 21, 2015) – Five part-time police officers in Westerly, RI have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop town and union officials from illegally seizing a portion (at a rate of […]

Worker Advocate Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Public Sector Forced Union Dues

National Right to Work files brief in Friedrichs arguing that compulsory union dues for civil servants are incompatible with free speech Washington, DC (September 14, 2015) – National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys have just filed an amicus curiae (‘friend of the court’) brief in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, urging the United States […]

NRTW Foundation Blasts Labor Board for Trapping Johnson Controls Workers in an Unwanted Union

Big Labor-stacked NLRB has blocked worker’s petition to kick out union and issued complaint against employer that heeded its workers’ voice Springfield, VA (September 9, 2015) – The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel has issued a formal complaint against a nationwide company, Johnson Controls, Inc., related to its battery plant in Florence, South […]

Worker Advocate: The Battle between Employee Rights and Union Boss Power Heats up this Labor Day

Supreme Court decision on public sector-forced dues, battles over state Right to Work laws, and new bureaucratic push to expand Big Labor’s privileges all loom Springfield, VA (September 4, 2015) – Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Foundation and the National Right to Work Committee, issued the following statement on the occasion […]

Court of Appeals Upholds Labor Board Decision Awarding $55K in Back Pay to ABC Driver Discriminated Against by Teamsters

Union boss policies illegally prevented nonunion drivers from finding work on ABC Lifetime’s Army Wives television show Washington, DC (August 24, 2015) – The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has affirmed a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision awarding over $55,000 in back pay to a television employee who was […]

Worker Advocate Files Federal Appeals Court Brief Challenging Obama Labor Board’s Ambush Election Rules

In a court challenge to the NLRB’s recycled biased rules, Foundation argues Board rules violate NLRB authority to push more workers into Big Labor’s forced-dues-paying ranks Springfield, VA (August 18, 2015) – The National Right to Work Foundation has filed an amicus curiae brief in federal court challenging the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) recently-enacted […]

Worker Files Unfair Labor Charges After Being Misled About Mandatory IBEW Union Dues in Right to Work Tennessee

Applicant refused when company demanded forced union fees on for IBEW union bosses in blatant violation of Tennessee’s Right to Work protections Spring City, TN (August 17, 2015) – With free legal assistance from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, Bill Bauer has filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board […]

The National Right to Work Foundation Commemorates National Employee Freedom Week

The NRTW Foundation provides free legal assistance to workers who are victims of compulsory unionism 52 weeks a year Springfield, VA (August 17, 2015) – The National Right to Work Foundation, a charitable organization that provides free legal assistance to employees nationwide, is joining the Nevada Policy Research Institute and a host of other organizations […]