South Jersey Bus Drivers Challenge Dues Trap Scheme in New Janus Lawsuit

South Jersey Bus Drivers Challenge Dues Trap Scheme in New Janus Lawsuit CAMDEN, NJ – National Right to Work Foundation attorneys continue to defend the landmark 2018 Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court decision, helping workers across the country in fighting union boss schemes that restrict when public employees can exercise their right to cut off dues to a union they oppose.

Foundation Client Wins $5.1 Million Verdict After Union Boss-Instigated Firing

Trial exposed emails advocating ‘targeted assassinations’ of union criticsDALLAS, TX – Ex-Southwest Airlines flight attendant Charlene Carter prevailed in a federal jury trial in her lawsuit against TWU Local 556 union and Southwest. She charged both the company and union with illegally firing her for opposing the political activities of the union hierarchy, and with discriminating against her religious beliefs. Carter received free legal representation from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys.

Sacramento-area Pine Creek Care Center Nurses Overwhelmingly Vote to Oust Unwanted Teamsters Union

Federal labor board data show that workers across the country are increasingly likely to be involved in efforts to remove unions from workplaces SACRAMENTO, CA - Seron Chand and her fellow nurses at Pine Creek Care Center, a Rosedale nursing and rehabilitation facility, successfully exercised their right to vote unwanted Teamsters Local 150 union bosses out of their workplace.

Healthcare Workers at Cuyuna Hospital Successfully Petition for Votes to Remove Union

Healthcare Workers at Cuyuna Hospital Successfully Petition for Votes to Remove Union Minneapolis, MN – A vote to remove union representation at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will move forward after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 18 reversed itself and admitted to undercounting workers’ signatures in support of removing the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) from their workplace.

In Attempt to Avoid Being Voted Out, PA Steelworkers Union Bosses Secretly ‘Ratify’ Contract Workers Twice Overwhelmingly Rejected

Workers petitioned for election to oust union after first vote against contract, but union boss secretly signed unpopular contract in July anyway to maintain power FRANKLIN, PA - Workers at Latrobe Specialty Steel’s facility in Franklin, PA, are fighting Steelworkers union officials’ attempt to trap them under a union contract workers voted down twice.

Blue Ridge Parkway Employee Challenges Federal Agency Decision Blocking Right to Vote Out AFGE Union

Employee request for vote to oust union was denied after Federal Labor Relations Authority merged two units without employee consent WASHINGTON, DC - National Park Service (NPS) employee Lauren Labrie has just filed a brief at the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), opposing an order blocking her and her coworkers’ right to vote American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) union officials out of power.

National Right to Work Foundation Issues Special Legal Notice for Minnesota Nurses Impacted by MNA Strike Threat

National Right to Work Foundation Issues Special Legal Notice for Minnesota Nurses Impacted by MNA Strike Threat Twin Cities, MN – The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued a special legal notice for nurses potentially affected by a strike being threatened by Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) union officials at 15 hospital locations in the Twin Cities, Duluth, and Superior Wisconsin.

Southern California Lifeguards Petition Supreme Court in Battle Against Scheme Trapping Employees in Union Membership

Scheme prevents lifeguards from ending union membership for four years; Supreme Court petition also filed for CA in-home caregivers suffering similar restriction WASHINGTON, DC - Orange County, CA, lifeguard Jonathan Savas and 20 of his Southern California colleagues have just submitted a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, asking the Justices to hear their case challenging California Statewide Law Enforcement Agency (CSLEA) union officials’ so-called “maintenance of membership” restriction.

Southern IL Aluminum Worker Slams IBEW Union with New Federal Charges After Illegal Termination Threat

IBEW union officials threatened to fire worker for failure to pay union fees, even though union contract is invalid MURPHYSBORO, IL - Penn Aluminum International employee Mary Beck has filed new federal charges against the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 702 union, stating that union officials threatened to get her fired for failure to pay union fees demanded under a defective contract.

Freight Company Worker Wins More Than $10,500 for Being Illegally Fired for Not Joining Teamsters Union

Freight Company Worker Wins More Than $10,500 for Being Illegally Fired for Not Joining Teamsters Union Jackson, MN – Jannie Potgieter, who was a freight employee at industrial park USF Holland in Jackson, Minnesota, filed federal charges against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 120 union and his employer in May for illegally terminating him for exercising his right not be a union member.