A ‘Duty to Bargain’ Over Employees’ Freedom?!
"Vullo makes it clear that using the threat of federal prosecution to force any employer to put employees’ Right to Work on the bargaining table violates the First Amendment.”
A case working its way through the National Labor Relations Board could have profound implications for the Girl Scouts if the union bosses get their way.
(see related National Right to Work Committee amicus brief: For this reason, the Committee strongly urges the Board not to force employers to open their doors to union organizers to make it easier for unions to cram more employees into dues paying union ranks against their will. The Committee asks the Board3 once and for all, to respect the determination of the United States Supreme Court in Lechmere, Inc. v. NLRB that “[b]y its plain terms, … the NLRA confers rights only on employees, not on unions or their nonemployee organizers.” 502 U.S. 527, 532 (1992).)
"Vullo makes it clear that using the threat of federal prosecution to force any employer to put employees’ Right to Work on the bargaining table violates the First Amendment.”
Threatening workers with illegal termination is perfectly normal as far as UAW President Shawn Fain is concerned.
Key appointees of Donald Trump have sent clear signals this year that the President continues to understand that standing up for Americans’ Right to Work is good policy and smart politics.