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Fort Jackson Security Guard Takes Courageous Stand Against Repeated Union Boss Threats and Abuses

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:57:19 -0400

Fort Jackson Security Guard Takes Courageous Stand Against Repeated Union Boss Threats and Abuses

National Labor Relations Board agents investigate charges after Right to Work Foundation attorneys join worker’s efforts

Columbia, South Carolina (October 30, 2009) – A local employee of Wackenhut Services, Inc, a security service provider contracted with Fort Jackson, is fighting back against compulsory unionism after union officials illegally attempted to have him fired from his job for refusing to pay forced union dues.

Podcast: Right to Work Warns of Big Labor NLRB Appointees

Will Collins — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:17:45 -0400

National Right to Work Committee Legislative Director Greg Mourad sits down with Breitbart TV to discuss Craig Becker, Obama's radical nominee to the National Labor Relations Board. Click here to listen or use the embeddable player below:

NRTW In the News: Forced Unionism Radical Craig Becker Dangerous to Workers' Rights

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:47:16 -0400

Today, President Barack Obama's nomination of pro-compulsory unionism radical Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is scheduled to be taken up in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.

National Right to Work President Mark Mix warns in today's Washington Times of the grave dangers Becker's possible confirmation will pose to workers' rights:

Wall Street Journal Warns of "ACORN's Ally at the NLRB"

Will Collins — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:10:29 -0400

Though it doesn't get nearly as much attention as other high-profile appointments, President Obama has recently nominated several new members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a federal agency which oversees private sector labor relations and the federal policy of forced unionism.

These appointments have far-reaching implications for employee freedom, so it's important that NLRB nominees are thoroughly vetted before they take office.

Federal Labor Board Sanctions Union Boss Deception

Nick Cote — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:12:21 -0400

As if there was ever any doubt about whether or not the federal government favors union bosses over individual employees (including union members and nonmembers alike), the National Labor Relations Board last week determined that union bosses may lie to employees about employers' contract proposals.

In a Division of Advice memorandum, NLRB Associate General Counsel Barry Kearney ruled that union chiefs do not commit an unfair labor practice when they misstate the details of a contract proposed by the company.

In the NLRB's twisted logic, union bosses can deceive the very employees it has the duty to fairly represent so long as the deception involves "wholly an internal union matter."

Worker Advocate: Obama NLRB Nominee "Extreme Threat" to Employee Freedom

Nick Cote — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:27:47 -0400

In recent weeks, President Barack Obama nominated AFL-CIO and SEIU union lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the quasi-judicial agency that administers federal labor law. Some of the Board's most important functions include overseeing the secret ballot elections in union certification drives and resolving unfair labor practices committed by union organizers.

But Becker's employment history and published writings indicate his extreme hostility to both the secret ballot and true employee free choice. As a member of the NLRB, Becker would likely rubber stamp the most abusive forced unionism schemes cooked up by union militants to compel independent-minded American workers to accept their "representation" and pay dues.

In this special video report hosted at the National Right to Work Committee's website, Committee President Mark Mix analyzes Becker's extreme views. Becker:

Foundation Urges NLRB General Counsel to Prosecute Forced Unionism Scheme in Entertainment Industry

Nick Cote — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:39:55 -0400

On Thursday, National Right to Work Foundation attorneys asked the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) General Counsel to reinstate federal charges challenging a common and illegal union tactic in the entertainment industry.

Foundation attorneys are helping an independent contractor who occasionally works as a "daily hire" for ABC.

The monopoly bargaining contract between the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET) union and ABC contains a forced-unionism clause mandating that "daily hires" join the union or pay so-called agency dues to the union "after twenty (20) days of employment in one year or thirty (30) days employment in two consecutive years."

Federal Appellate Court Finds NLRB's 2008 Rulings Invalid Due to Bush Administration's Incompetence

Nick Cote — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:04:03 -0400

As we noted earlier this week, President Barack Obama nominated two hard-line union militants to the National Labor Relations Board. Now, President Bush's inability to properly staff the five-member Board during his eight years in the Oval Office has come home to roost.

According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C. Circuit ruled that decisions of the NLRB last year (approximately 300 in total) are not valid because only two of the five seats were filled. In other words, there was no valid quorum, even if the two members agreed how to rule. (A less influential federal circuit court ruled two member board decision are valid, so the circuit court split may lead to U.S. Supreme Court review)

Obama Nominates Two Union Militants to Labor Board

Nick Cote — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:35:41 -0400

On Monday, President Barack Obama announced two nominations – both with extensive backgrounds as Big Labor lawyers – to the National Labor Relations Board, the quasi-judicial body which administers federal labor law.

Craig Becker, one of the nominees, is the Associate General Counsel to both the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Sources indicate he was a key player in Obama’s early executive order aimed at blacklisting non-union contractors and keeping employees in the dark about their right to refrain from supporting union political activities.

After Second Vote to Oust Union, Judge Rules Workers Still Forced to Accept Unwanted Union 'Representation'

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:49:29 -0400

Last month, a California Agricultural Relations Board Administrative Law Judge threw out the result of a 2007 E&J Gallo’s Sonoma County vineyards employees election to oust the United Farm Workers (UFW) union as their monopoly bargaining agent.

The 2007 decertification election was the second time in less than five years the E&J Gallo's workforce voted to remove the unwanted UFW union from their workplace. The judge ruled that the company failed to provide an accurate list to the UFW union bosses in the lead up to the election. Unfortunately, the clear will of the employees and a 30-vote margin was ignored due to the scorned union bosses' exploitation of an apparent clerical error on the part of the company.