Worker Advocate Reacts to Volkswagen’s Request for NLRB Union Election

Washington, DC (February 3, 2014) – Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, issued the following statement after the announcement today that Volkswagen America has petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a rapid-fire United Auto Workers (UAW) unionization election in its Chattanooga plant:"We're pleased that despite constant calls by UAW officials to be recognized as the workers' monopoly bargaining representative via card check recognition, Volkswagen workers will instead be given a chance to vote on the matter in a secret-ballot election. A secret-ballot election is what Foundation-assisted workers were asking for all along."However, we are concerned about the existence of backroom deals cut between Volkswagen and UAW officials giving union organizers preferential access to the workers leading up to the election.

Right to Work Foundation Launches Campaign to Assist Illinois Teachers Who Want to Stop Paying for Union Politics

Springfield, VA (November 14, 2013) – The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a charitable organization that provides free legal assistance to employees nationwide, has launched a multimedia advertising campaign to inform Illinois public school teachers of their rights to refrain from union membership and the payment of full union dues. “Employee rights have been in the news since the tumultuous but ultimately successful efforts to reform labor law in neighboring Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin,” said Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation. “We’d like to capitalize on that momentum by informing Illinois educators of their rights to opt out of paying for union politics.”

Worker Advocate: Indiana’s Right to Work Law Remains in Effect, Will be Upheld

Springfield, VA (September 11, 2013) – The National Right to Work Foundation has received numerous inquiries from concerned Indiana workers after a Lake County judge invalidated the state's recently enacted Right to Work law.Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, released the following statement about the decision and the current status of Indiana's Right to Work law:"Despite the Lake County court judge's ruling, the constitutionality of Right to Work laws has long been a settled question. No worker should ever be forced to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment. National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys plan to file an amicus brief for workers they represent in support of Indiana's Right to Work law when the case is considered on appeal at the Indiana Supreme Court.

Labor Day Statement: Union Officials Seeking to Reshape Labor Law “Have a Powerful Friend in Obama”

Labor Day Statement: Union Officials Seeking to Reshape Labor Law "Have a Powerful Friend in Obama" Big Labor turns to Obama White House for administrative bailout Washington, DC (August 30, 2013) – Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and National Right to Work Committee, released the following statement regarding this year's Labor Day holiday:

Labor Day Statement: Union Officials Seeking to Reshape Labor Law “Have a Powerful Friend in Obama”

Washington, DC (August 30, 2013) – Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and National Right to Work Committee, released the following statement regarding this year's Labor Day holiday: "This Labor Day, many workers will enjoy a well-deserved long weekend. But as we celebrate with friends and family, Big Labor-backed bureaucrats are on the verge of reshaping American labor law."Throughout the United States, millions of American workers are already compelled to pay dues or fees to union officials as a condition of getting or keeping a job. And millions more workers are required by law to accept a union's so-called 'representation,' even if they would rather negotiate with their employer on their own merits.

Worker Rights Advocate Blasts McCain/Reid NLRB Deal

Worker Rights Advocate Blasts McCain/Reid NLRB Deal President’s NLRB appointments will pave the way for at least three more years of forced-unionism giveaways Washington, DC (July 16, 2013) – Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's reported new nominations to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB):

Worker Rights Advocate Blasts McCain/Reid NLRB Deal

Washington, DC (July 16, 2013) – Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's reported new nominations to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB): "Union bosses know their coercive agenda is overwhelmingly unpopular with the American people. This is why they've turned to unelected administrative agencies like the NLRB to push through much of what they cannot get through Congress. "And after Senator John McCain apparently struck a backroom deal today with Senate Democrats to sell out independent-minded workers, the Obama White House wasted no time meeting with union bosses to determine who they want on the agency to enact their radical agenda.

Right to Work President Blasts Re-nomination of Lafe Solomon to the NLRB

Washington, DC (May 24, 2012) – Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, released the following statement on the re-nomination of Lafe Solomon to the NLRB: “Re-nominating Lafe Solomon, the NLRB lawyer who persecuted Boeing and South Carolina employees for having jobs in a Right to Work state, is slap in the face for independent workers and job providers. It’s telling that Obama waited to announce this on Friday before a holiday weekend as Congress is leaving town. He knows it’s not a popular move and is hoping that this latest sop to Big Labor will go unnoticed.” For more information on the Boeing case and the National Right to Work Foundation's involvement, click here.  

Another Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Obama Labor Board Recess Appointments

Washington, DC (May 16, 2013) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit struck down one of President Barack Obama's purported "recess appointments," dating back to March 27, 2010. Earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down two other Obama so-called "recess appointments" to the Board.Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, issued the following statement in light of the court's decision:"Today, another federal appeals court has invalidated one of President Barack Obama's so-called 'recess appointments' to the National Labor Relations Board. As National Right to Work Foundation attorneys have argued in several courts, the Obama 'recess appointments' have clearly violated the U.S. Constitution.

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down NLRB Rule to Push More Workers into Union Ranks

Washington, DC (May 7, 2013) – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) controversial new rule requiring virtually every private-sector employer in the country to post one-sided information about employee rights online and in the workplace, even if the employer had never been accused of unfair labor practices.Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, made the following statement in the wake of the ruling:"National Right to Work Foundation attorneys argued that the NLRB had exceeded its authority granted by Congress."We are pleased that the D.C. Circuit has reined in one of the NLRB's more outrageous efforts to expand itself into a taxpayer-funded union organizing operation by holding that the federal agency cannot compel private entities to post pro-union messages in their workplaces.