A group of Michigan security guards, have voted to strip United Government Security Officers of America (UGSOA) union officials of their power to force the guards to pay union dues as a condition of keeping their jobs. A majority of the guards employed by Triple Canopy, Inc. voted overwhelmingly to remove union bosses’ forced-dues powers in the “deauthorization” election. Following months of delays, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently released the full vote count from the election that took place by mail in April and May.
Guard James Reamsma submitted the “deauthorization petition” in February on behalf of his Triple Canopy Inc. coworkers, who guard federal facilities across Michigan and who wanted to revoke forced-dues privileges from UGSOA union officials. Reamsma is receiving free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. […]
“This election was scheduled in May, but NLRB delayed the counting of the votes until now, all while UGSOA continued illegally collecting union dues,” commented National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix. “It’s tactics like this that would have been prevented, if Michigan had kept it’s Right to Work law.
All contents from this article were originally published on the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Website.
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