Union Organizer Faked Donor Cards
An Ohio union activist has been caught forging documents to take money from worker’s wages to pay for union political activity. The organizers forged 40 “PAC cards” to take $14 a month from…
Fighting for Workers
Once again, the lawyers at the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation are on the frontlines fighting for workers’ rights. With the help of the Foundation, three Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) employees filed a federal suit challenging two…
Contract? What Contract?
The Washington Post makes clear that when a teacher’s union in Hawaii inked a contract that provided for more pay in exchange for random drug testing, they chose to take the money and run. Since the teachers’ union approved…
Right to Work Foundation Defends Orchestra Workers
The actions of the American Federation of Musicians in California hit a sour note with seven nonmember musicians who were blacklisted by the union. They have filed a lawsuit in federal court with the help of the National Right to…
Supreme Court Case Coming
Often the Supreme Court — with the help of the National Right to Work Foundation staff — is the last place workers can go to protect their rights from Big Labor bosses. That’s why Right to Work staff lawyers made…
SEIU Union Hit with FEC Complaint for Illegal Political Fundraising Scheme
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation will file a formal complaint with the Federal Election Commission [FEC] asking it to investigate a campaign fundraising scheme adopted by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at its convention this summer.
Union Violates Privacy Rights of Workers -- May Be Punitively Liable
About two years ago, we wrote about Elizabeth “Penny” Pinchler, a union worker whose privacy rights were violated by UNITE union activists. She filed a suit in federal court and the “. . . union may be held liable for…
Federal Judge Smacks Down Utah's Speech Police, Campaign Finance Law Voided by National Right to Work Foundation Suit
The U.S. District Court has pinned back the ears of the Utah political class, particularly Lieutenant Governor Herbert — slapping down key provisions of their unconstitutional campaign finance regulations. The law was exploited by political opponents to muzzle — even…
Foundation Acts to Stop Illegal Forced Dues
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued a news release announcing parallel federal lawsuits concerning illegal forced dues: With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Foundation, three UPS employees in Kentucky and two UPS…