Teacher Union Dues Bankroll Far-Out Causes
“Since Janus, the actively employed membership of the nation’s largest teacher union, the [NEA], has fallen substantially."
In June, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys filed a lawsuit in North Carolina state court on behalf of 16 AT&T employees against Communications Workers of America local union bosses who illegally released their confidential personal information, including their social security numbers as retaliation for exercising their right to refrain from union membership.
As two of the workers explain in the latest Right to Work video report, union bosses had a history of intimidating workers and failing to provide adequate representation.
For more background information on the case, the Foundation’s press release is available online here. The Burlington Times-News’ coverage of the lawsuit is available online here.
“Since Janus, the actively employed membership of the nation’s largest teacher union, the [NEA], has fallen substantially."
After a fierce legislative battle, a bill to protect Idaho educators’ freedom of association has been signed by GOP Gov. Brad Little. The Committee is committed to similarly protecting more and more civil servants nationwide.
The ILA hierarchy’s clear motive in suing two carriers that had docked at Leatherman, and in its threat to sue others if they did the same, was to bully the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA), with whom the union had no contract, into selling out the freedom of union-free port employees who then operated heavy equipment.