GXC Security Guards at Federal Buildings Across Delaware Voting Soon on Whether to End SPFPA Union’s Forced-Dues Power

Security guards posted at federal buildings across the state of Delaware will soon cast ballots in a “deauthorization election” that may strip officials of the Security, Police and Fire Professionals of America (SPFPA) union of their power to force guards to pay union dues as a condition of employment. Newark, DE-based security guard Steven Bowden requested the vote by submitting a deauthorization petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which a majority of his fellow guards employed by GXC Inc. backed. Bowden is receiving free legal aid from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys. […]

“SPFPA union bosses betrayed the trust of Delaware GXC security guards by finalizing a new contract behind their backs, and these guards certainly deserve a chance to exercise their right to vote the union out,” commented National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix. “Despite that, the ‘contract bar’ lets union officials unilaterally block workers from voting a union out of power, demonstrating how stacked federal labor law is against basic worker freedom.

“Federal labor law’s bias toward keeping union bosses in power even over workers’ objections again shows why Right to Work laws are needed nationwide,” Mix added. “If union officials can legally trap workers under a union’s so-called ‘representation,’ the least states can do is provide workers a way to protect their hard-earned cash from going toward union activities that go against their interests.”

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