Ex-UAW officer Virdell King (inset left) had already pleaded guilty, and prosecutors seemed to be closing in on current UAW bosses like Cindy Estrada (right), when U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren addressed a UAW conference in February. Credit Inset: King Facebook,;…
According to federal prosecutors, Pittsburgh union boss Ray Ventrone used workers’ forced dues to buy gym and nautilus equipment, sport tickets and multi-thousand-dollar restaurant meals. He ultimately copped to stealing $1.5 million. Obama Administration Slashed Funding For Corruption Watchdogs After…
National Grassroots Lobby Urges Congress to Pass Freedom from Union Violence Act 2.8 million National Right to Work Committee members call on Congress to protect rank and file workers Washington, DC (November 16, 2017) – Today, Congressman Steve King…
According to federal prosecutors, for six-and-a-half years, Fiat-Chrysler executive Al Iacobelli (left) and UAW Vice President General Holiefield used a tax-exempt, multi-million-dollar worker training fund as their personal piggy bank. credit: Detroit News file Charges ‘Call Into Question the Integrity’…
When Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi arrived on the set in Milton, Mass., Teamster tough John Fidler allegedly reached into her vehicle and threatened, “I’ll smash your pretty little face.” (After this article went to the printer, these four union…
Grassroots Lobbying Intensifies in New England, Keystone State All across America, Right to Work states have long benefited from economic growth far superior to that of states in which millions of employees are forced to pay dues or fees…
For decades, ordinary Mainers have been able to see right through Big Labor bosses’ flimsy excuses for compelling workers to support unions financially. But too many state lawmakers are still tunnel-visioned forced-dues apologists. (credit: BOB PALMER CARTOON ADAPTED BY NRTWC)…
Big Labor Appeasement Tactic Not Viable For Republican Candidates (download the September 2016 NRTWC Newsletter) Top union officials in the Keystone State and nationwide are now revving up their forced-dues-fueled political machine for a ferocious campaign to unseat freshman U.S.
West Virginia Union Bosses Twisting Facts About ‘Exclusivity’ (download the June-July 2016 NRTWC Newsletter) Early last month, West Virginia union bosses informed the state attorney general and labor commissioner of their intent to sue to overturn S.B.1, the state…