Right to Work Foundation Brief: 2018 Janus Decision Means Union “Release Time” Violates AZ Constitution’s Gift Clause

Brief supports challenge pending at Arizona Supreme Court against Phoenix’s scheme to subsidize inherently political union activities with tax dollars PHOENIX, AZ – The National Right to Work Foundation has just filed an amicus brief in Mark Gilmore v. Kate Gallego, a case currently pending before the Arizona Supreme Court.

Majority of Austin, MN, Mayo Clinic Medical Assistants, Care Specialists Request Vote to Remove Steelworkers Union

Last December, a majority of workers successfully voted to strip union officials of power to compel dues payments AUSTIN, MN - A patient care specialist at the Mayo Clinic location in Austin, MN, has just submitted to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) a petition backed by her colleagues seeking a vote to remove United Steelworkers (USW) Local 11-005 union officials from power at their facility.

L’Oréal Employee Hits Union with Federal Charges for Illegal Dues Deductions, Threats for Seeking to Oust Union

According to charge, union agent threatened: “The union is like a big mafia…something bad is going to happen to you” PISCATAWAY, NJ - Piscataway L’Oréal USA employee Ana Maria Hoyos Lopez has slammed the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU/UFCW) Local 262 with federal charges, which assert that RWDSU made illegal threats against her for opposing the union.

Enforcing Janus v. AFSCME

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v AFSCME, many public sector unions have erected barriers that make it more difficult for public workers to stop dues payments. One such barrier is an “escape period,” a window of time outside of which a person is forced to continue subsidizing union speech. In […]

Buffalo Starbucks Baristas Blast National Labor Relations Board’s Move to Trap Workers in Union at Court of Appeals

NLRB lawyers claim workers’ opposition to union “justifies” union being imposed on unwilling employees BUFFALO, NY - Ariana Cortes and Logan Karam, Starbucks partners in the Buffalo area, have just filed an amicus brief in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals case Leslie v. Starbucks Corp.

Buena Park Medieval Times Employees Request Vote to Banish AGVA Union Bosses from Castle

Performer’s petition contains support from majority of employees at Buena Park location; National Labor Relations Board will now review LOS ANGELES, CA - Michelle Dean, a performer at dinner theater concept Medieval Times’ Buena Park location, today filed a petition at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) requesting a vote to remove American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) union officials from power at her workplace.

Starbucks Workers Nationwide Rising Up Against Union Representation

Foundation provides free legal aid to Starbucks employees looking to remove unions WASHINGTON, DC – Union bosses and their bought-and-paid-for political allies like Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been touting the unionization of some Starbucks locations as a breakthrough for Big Labor. But Starbucks employees under union control are increasingly realizing the drawbacks of having union bosses in the workplace and are banding together to say “NO” to union power.

Employee Advocate Blasts Proposed Labor Department Rule Rigging Visa Program in Favor of Union Organizers

National Right to Work Foundation Comments: DOL lacks authority to enforce pro-union boss regulation over temporary agricultural workers WASHINGTON, DC - The National Right to Work Foundation has submitted comments with the Department of Labor opposing the agency’s slated rule to impose portions of federal labor law favorable to union bosses on temporary agricultural employees.

Overwhelming Majority of Bethlehem, PA, Hygrade Metal Workers Vote to Remove Steelworkers Union Bosses

With landslide 15-3 vote against union, Hygrade workers join other PA-based metal workers who ousted the Steelworkers union this year BETHLEHEM, PA - Metal workers at Hygrade Metal Moulding Manufacturing, a Bethlehem-based metal fabricator, have voted 15-3 to remove unpopular Steelworkers union officials from their facility.

Philadelphia Starbucks Workers File Petition Demanding Vote to Remove SBWU Union

Union already voted out by Good Karma Café workers, now union bosses may face second rejection by Philly employees in just months PHILADELPHIA, PA - An employee of Starbucks at 600 S. 9th St. in Philadelphia filed a petition with National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 4, asking the federal agency to hold a vote at his workplace to remove (or “decertify”) the Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) union.