National Right to Work President Emphasizes Worker Freedom, Coming Challenges in Labor Day 2020 Statement

On this Labor Day, as our country strives to reopen and recover, we should all remember the sacrifices that America’s working men and women – including shelf stockers, delivery drivers, nurses, and other frontline workers – continue to make so our country can get through these uniquely challenging times.

In the News: “Foundation Sues to Give Public Employees Their Right Not to Pay Union Dues”

National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys have filed dozens of cases across the country to enforce the Janus v AFSCME decision and compel union bosses to respect the First Amendment rights of the workers they claim to "represent."

Chicago Educators Hit CTU Union with Federal Lawsuit for Stonewalling Janus Rights

The following article is from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’s bi-monthly Foundation Action Newsletter, July/August 2020 edition. To view other editions or to sign up for a free subscription, click here. Union bosses using “escape period” schemes to block First Amendment right to cut off dues CTU bosses tried to block Ifeoma Nkemdi’s […]

Delaware Mountaire Employee Submits Brief Urging Labor Board to Scrap Controversial Policy Blocking Votes to Oust Unions

Union lawyers aim to use non-statutory “contract bar” to have workers’ ballots to remove union destroyed and never counted WASHINGTON, DC - Staff attorneys at the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation have just filed a brief urging the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C., to overturn its non-statutory “contract bar” policy.

Legal Victory: West Virginia Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds Right to Work

Foundation attorneys filed 10 legal briefs defending Right to Work from union boss legal attack The Foundation added West Virginia to the list of states where it has successfully helped defend Right to Work since 2012. Now the state’s motto, “Montani Semper Liberi” (“Mountaineers are Always Free”) applies to the state’s workers.

Las Vegas Police Officer Hits Union with Lawsuit for Seizing Union Dues in Violation of First Amendment Rights

Union officials enforced illegal “escape period” scheme to limit First Amendment right to cut off dues LAS VEGAS, NV - An officer of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) is suing both the Las Vegas Police Protective Association (PPA) union and the police department for illegally seizing union dues from her paycheck.

Michigan Rieth-Riley Workers Submit Second Petition for Vote to Remove IUOE Union Bosses from Power

NLRB Region 7 in Detroit blocked vote for months at union bosses’ behest, but recent “blocking charge” reforms require the vote to move forward DETROIT, MI - With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Michigan-based employees of the Rieth-Riley Construction Company are again petitioning the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 7 in Detroit for a vote to remove International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 324 bosses from their workplace.

National Right to Work Foundation Issues Special Legal Notice for State of Ohio Employees Freed from Illegal OCSEA Union Dues Scheme

Notice explains that workers under OCSEA union power can freely cut off union dues deductions, warns employees against signing away their rights COLUMBUS, OH - National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys today issued a special legal notice to State of Ohio employees regarding their First Amendment rights under the Janus v. AFSCME US Supreme Court case.

Labor Board Prosecuting WV Teamsters Union for Discriminatory Pay Scheme, Now Seeks Compensation for Affected Employees

Tygart Center employee’s NLRB charges challenged scheme which gave union stewards more pay than other employees in clear violation of federal law FAIRMONT, WV - In a case brought for Donna Harper by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 6 has issued an amended complaint against Teamsters Local 175 for imposing a discriminatory pay scheme on Harper and her coworkers at Tygart Center at Fairmont Campus.

Foundation Defends NMB Rule Simplifying Votes to Remove Railway and Airline Unions

Brief opposes union lawsuit challenging a simplified decertification procedure WASHINGTON, DC – National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys filed a legal brief in United States District Court last month for a flight attendant, opposing an effort led by the AFL-CIO to overturn a recent rule by the National Mediation Board (NMB) that simplifies the process for workers hoping to vote out a union they oppose.