Presidential Hopefuls Laud Shady Union Bosses
At a struck GM plant in Kansas City, Kan., Mr. Biden went so far as to proclaim: “I’m Joe Biden and I am UAW.”
Support For Ending Forced-Dues Escalating
Thanks largely to aggressive grass-roots activism by members of the National Right to Work Committee, the number of congressional cosponsors of the forced-dues repeal legislation introduced in the U.S. House and Senate early this year continues to rise. S.525 and H.R.2571, respectively introduced early in the 2019-20 Congress by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), had a combined total of nearly 100 sponsors as this Newsletter went to press in early October. These essentially identical bills would not add a single word to federal labor law. Instead, they would simply repeal the current provisions in the federal code that authorize and promote the termination of employees for refusal to pay dues or fees to an unwanted union.
Teamsters Illegal Retaliation Challenged
St. Louis-area paramedic Jarod Aubuchon is appealing his case against Teamsters Local 610 union bosses to the NLRB General Counsel.
Another NRTW Victory in post-Janus case, this time in New Mexico
Communication Workers of America (CWA) union settles, shells out refunds and eliminates bogus labor boss-created “escape clause” From the National RIght to Work Legal Defense Foundation As the result of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the…
Philly Union Dons Stand 'in Solidarity' With Accused Big Labor Embezzler
In September, Philadelphia AFL-CIO chief Pat Eiding (pictured standing on a parade float) hosted a “summit” at which six 2020 Democrat presidential hopefuls pledged their fealty to Big Labor. Now Eiding is publicly helping solicit $15,000 contributions for the legal…
FAQ - What effect does a Right To Work law have on a state’s standard of living?
Right to Work laws have significant beneficial effects on a state’s standard of living.
FAQ - What's a So-Called "Free Rider"?
A so-called “free rider” is a misnomer devised by union officials seeking to force payments from people who want no part of the union. Forced unionism advocates use the term to demean employees who do not pay for unwanted monopoly…
FAQs - What is the National Right To Work Act (NRTWA)?
The ultimate solution to private-sector compulsory union dues is the National Right to Work Act. This legislation simply deletes from federal law those passages in the current law that authorize Big Labor to force workers to pay union dues…
FAQs - What is the Freedom from Union Violence Act (FUVA)?
The Freedom from Union Violence Act simply eliminates Big Labor’s special exemption from Hobbs Act anti-extortion laws. Passage of the Freedom from Union Violence Act would address the widespread and continuing problem of union violence, which is actually encouraged by…