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.

Worker Advocate to Labor Board IG: Clear Conflict of Interest for Former SEIU Lawyers on Board Must Be Addressed

Biden Appointees Prouty and Wilcox both served as top SEIU lawyers and opposed legal standards they are now charged with defending and applying WASHINGTON, DC - The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation today submitted a letter to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Inspector General (IG) and chief ethics officer, urging them to remove NLRB members David Prouty and Gwynne Wilcox from involvement in a federal case.

Worker Advocate: Biden Dues Skim Rule Proposal Violates Federal Law by Funneling Medicaid Funds to Union Officials

Comments: Federal law specifically prohibits diverting financial assistance for homecare providers to third parties such as unions WASHINGTON, DC - The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting America’s working men and women from the abuses of compulsory unionism, filed comments today urging the Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS) not to rescind a 2018 Trump Administration rule that made clear that federal law prohibits union officials from skimming union dues payments from Medicaid funds intended for those who provide home-based assistance to disabled people.

Joint Supreme Court Petition Filed for California, Oregon Government Workers Seeking Refunds of Illegally-Seized Union Dues

Four lawsuits seek refunds of millions in dues seized from public sector workers without their consent WASHINGTON, DC – A petition for certiorari was filed at the United States Supreme Court late last week for workers in four separate lawsuits brought against unions whose officials refuse to return forced union fees seized from the government workers’ paychecks in violation of the First Amendment.

Labor Board Rejects Biden Appointee’s Attempt to Scuttle Case Against Union

Texas nurse challenges concealment of secret union-employer deal which stifles decertification WASHINGTON, DC – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently rejected a move by NLRB Acting General Counsel Peter Ohr to prematurely end Texas nurse Marissa Zamora’s case before the Board could rule.

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.

SEIU Bosses Refund Dues Seized from Chicago Mental Health Counselor After He Resigned Union Membership

Under unconstitutional ‘escape period’ scheme, healthcare worker paid union dues for months despite resigning SEIU membership CHICAGO, IL – Former University of Illinois Healthcare worker Johnathan Shepard won a full refund of money deducted from his paycheck by union officials who refused to stop charging Shepard unless he submitted a request during a fifteen-day annual “escape period.”

Airgas Employees Free from Unwanted Union after Teamsters Flee Workplace to Avoid Vote

Workers had filed two separate petitions since 2020 seeking to end unpopular Teamster union ‘representation’ VENTURA, CA - Following Airgas USA employee Angel Herrera and his coworkers’ yearlong effort seeking to end the union’s control at their workplace, Teamsters Local 848 officials have filed documents with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ending their monopoly bargaining power over all workers at the Airgas Glass Welding and Safety Products facility in Ventura.

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.

Worker Freedom Group Defends WV Law Preventing Unconstitutional Union Dues Seizures from Public Workers

Law protects employees’ First Amendment rights; Kanawha Circuit judge blocked law at union lawyers’ behest CHARLESTON, WV - Staff attorneys at the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a charitable nonprofit dedicated to protecting workers’ legal rights from compulsory unionism, have just filed an amicus brief defending the legality of a state law that protects the First Amendment right of West Virginia public employees to refrain from funding a union.