Compulsory Unionism States Archives

Hundreds of St. Vincent Hospital Staff Seeking to Remove Massachusetts Nurses Union

“It’s easy to see why Mr. Avola and his coworkers want to oust MNA operatives from St. Vincent Hospital: Union bosses forced nurses to endure a gruelingly long strike, while those who went back to work and refused to abandon their patients faced harassment and intimidation tactics,” observed National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix. “Foundation staff attorneys will fight to ensure that St. Vincent hospital nurses can freely exercise their right...

November 25

Jomar Car Wash Workers Free From RWDSU Union Stronghold

Jomar Car Wash employees have been freed from the RWDSU union stronghold, thanks to help from the Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.

September 29

Nelson Medina Stands Up Against Teamsters' Illegally Forced Dues

Nelson Medina, with the help of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, is charging the Teamsters Union for illegal forced dues and membership.

September 14

How do Illinois Union Monopolies ‘Defund’ Active Police? This is one way...

Pro-union monopoly Illinois labor policies have forced East St. Louis to slash its police force by 50%. (Credit: Paul Sableman/Wikimedia Commons) ‘Pension Crowd-Out’ Means Patrol Cutbacks in Illinois Cities Despite rapidly rising crime rates in many Illinois municipalities, urban…

August 19

Chicago Educators Push for Supreme Court Review of Anti-Janus Schemes

Plaintiff and Chicago Public Schools teacher Ifeoma Nkemdi called CTU union militants’ retaliation against her “a dishonor to the profession of education.”

August 4

UC Irvine Lab Assistant Sues Union over Violation of First Amendment

A University of California Irvine lab assistant has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the university and the UPTE union, a CWA affiliate.

June 28

NJ Teachers Ask Supreme Court to Hear First Amendment Challenges to Union Schemes Trapping Public Employees in Dues Payments

Multiple cases headed to High Court seeking ruling against arrangements that violate workers’ rights under 2018 Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision

May 31

New Hampshire Workers’ Petition Asking Supreme Court to Hear Case Seeking Refund of Unconstitutionally Seized Union Dues is Fully Briefed

New Hampshire workers Patrick Doughty and Randy Severance's Supreme Court case seeking a refund after being forced to pay union dues has been fully briefed.