Seattle Hospital Workers Win Refunds of Union Dues Seized While They Had No Legal Obligation to Pay

Former top Labor Board prosecutor found SEIU’s confusing forms misled workers about rights during contract hiatus SEATTLE, WA – Eighteen hospital employees at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle together received thousands of dollars of union dues refunds, ending a legal case that challenged union officials’ failure to tell nonmember workers they were under no obligation to pay dues during a contract hiatus.

BCTGM Local 374 Sample Union Resignation Letter

David Woods, Secretary-Treasurer Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers International Union 10401 Connecticut Ave., Floor 4 Kensington, MD 20895 Kerry Williams, President Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers & Grain Millers Local Union 374G 3543 Marietta Avenue Lancaster, PA 17601 Dear Sirs: I am employed by Kelloggs in Pennsylvania. Effective immediately, I resign from membership in […]

Special Notice for California and Oregon Kaiser Permanente Hospital Workers Ordered to Strike

News reports indicate that officials of the United Nurses Associations of California / Union of Health Care Professionals / AFSCME, the United Steelworkers, and the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Healthcare Professionals are gearing up to order nearly 32,000 Kaiser Permanente hospital staff across California and Oregon to abandon their patients and go on strike. […]

Attorney for Oregon Cameraman Who Beat CWA Union Bosses in Dues Dispute Says Labor Board General Counsel Must Recuse

With union lawyers asking for reconsideration of NLRB decision, worker’s attorney points out conflict of interest created by GC Abruzzo’s work as CWA counsel WASHINGTON, DC - The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorney representing Portland, OR, cameraman Jeremy Brown just submitted a letter to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo, demanding that she be recused from any involvement in his case.

Case Closed: Nurse Prevails in 11 Year Legal Fight, 100 Rhode Island Hospital Employees Win Refund of Illegally-Seized Union Dues

Legal precedent affirmed by First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals protects workers in forced dues states from being required to fund union boss lobbying efforts WARWICK, RI – Nurse Jeanette Geary finally achieved a total victory in her 11-year legal battle against union bosses that established important National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and federal court precedents.

Long Beach Worker Who Opposed Teamsters’ Power Grab in Workplace Files Charges Battling Illegal Union Demands

NLRB asked to seek injunction in federal court to stop illegal union boss threats that workers will be fired if they refuse to immediately pay full union dues LOS ANGELES, CA - Long Beach-area Savage Services employee Nelson Medina is hitting Teamsters Local 848 union bosses with federal charges asserting that union officials have threatened to have him fired for refusing to join the union, pay full dues, and pay other fees demanded by union officials.

Teamsters Back Down After Refusal to Give UPS Workers Verification of Audit Used to Collect Forced Union Fees

Union officials barred nonmember workers from normal fee payment process and wouldn’t provide financials to prove charges were legal COMMERCE CITY, CO – UPS worker Mark Hamel won a settlement from Teamsters union officials after he filed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) charges with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.

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.

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.

School Bus Driver’s Legal Fight Forces Teamsters Officials to Reveal Union Financial Information to Workers

New settlement requires union bosses to provide workers information on how union is spending their money BUFFALO, NY - With free legal representation from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys, Lockport, NY-based Student Transportation of America school bus driver Cynthia Roszman has won a settlement in her case charging the Teamsters Local 449 union with failing to provide information about how worker dues are spent.