Unions have various subtle and not-so-subtle ways of “punishing” those they represent (members and nonmembers) when these workers choose not to go the union way. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Vice President Patrick Semmens, offers advice on how teachers who have become disillusioned with their membership can protect themselves. …(Read More)
School Bus Drivers Sue to Remove Union They Never Wanted libertyheadlines.com, November 29, 2018 Two school-bus drivers in Pennsylvania want to remove a union from their workplace, but the National Labor Relations Board isn’t letting them. Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Foundation, said: “The National Labor Relations Act…(Read More)
KENTUCKY COURT STRIKES DOWN UNION’S ‘DESPERATE ATTEMPT’ TO KILL RIGHT-TO-WORK LAW dailycaller.com, November 16, 2018 “The court rejected a desperate attempt by union bosses to re-impose their power to have a worker fired for refusing to pay dues or fees to a union they oppose,” National Right to Work Foundation…(Read More)
My Take: UAW scandals show why Michigan needs to keep workers’ right-to-work protections hollandsentinel.com, November 03, 2018 Forced unionism is an important and under-reported aspect of the UAW/FCA scandal, in connection with which more indictments are expected. As a consequence of a handful of special-interest provisions in federal labor…(Read More)
Monopolistic Unionism Makes Schools Less Effective, More Expensive ‘[Coercive] Union Strength Variable . . . Has a Substantial and Statistically Significant Negative Relationship With Student Achievement’ By Stan Greer For many years, the vast majority of Americans have rated the performance of the public schools of our nation as mediocre or worse. By more than…(Read More)
It’s been more than four months since Right to Work staff attorney Bill Messenger led a legal team and argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Illinois civil servant Mark Janus. Yet, just at the curb of the U.S. Supreme Court, it appears that the Justices’ Janus v. AFSCME decision…(Read More)
Journalists Turning to Union Protection in Turbulent Times bloomberglaw.com, October 26, 2018 Unionization can be problematic when all employees are forced into a “one-size-fits-all contract,” National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation spokesman Patrick Semmens told Bloomberg Law in an email. “The problem with unionization under current U.S. labor law…(Read More)
Forced-Unionism States Face $200B Income Loss as Taxpayers Flee Slow-Growth States cnsnews.com, October 16, 2018 The most recent available data, for the Tax Filing Year 2016, show that a total of 1.78 million tax filers were residing that year in a Right to Work state after residing somewhere else in the…(Read More)
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- NLRB Responds to Senator Murray LettersWASHINGTON, DC—November 8, 2019 Today, NLRB Chairman John F. Ring and Member Marvin E. Kaplan responded to recent letters from Senator Patty Murray (D-WA). Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees and employers from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to […]
- NLRB Extends Time for Submitting Briefs Regarding NLRA Protection for Profane or Offensive StatementsIn an order issued today, the National Labor Relations Board has extended the time for submitting briefs in response to the notice and invitation to file briefs that it issued on September 5, 2019 in General Motors LLC, 14-CA-197985 and 14-CA-208242. In the notice and invitation to file briefs, the Board seeks public input on […]
- General Counsel Announces Case Process Statistics for Three DivisionsThe National Labor Relations Board Office of General Counsel announced case processing data for Fiscal Year 2019 for three offices: Office of Appeals, Division of Advice, and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Branch.
- NLRB Announces Partnership with Melwood to Provide Training Opportunities for those with Differing AbilitiesThe National Labor Relations Board announced today that it is partnering with the nonprofit organization Melwood to provide on-the-job training and federal office work experience for persons of differing abilities.
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- NLRB Case 19-RD-216636NLRB Case 19-RD-216636 - Apple Bus Company
- NLRB Case 19-RC-241339NLRB Case 19-RC-241339 - Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center d/b/a Unity Center for Behavioral Health
- NLRB Case 04-RC-221319NLRB Case 04-RC-221319 - Atlantic City Electric Company
- NLRB Case 05-CA-233552NLRB Case 05-CA-233552 - D&H Demolition, LLC
- NLRB Case 12-CA-208375NLRB Case 12-CA-208375 - United States Postal Service