Montana timber trucker Michael Weller, who received free legal aid [1] from National Right to Work Foundation attorneys, won an agreement [2] that requires Teamsters Local 2 union officials to reimburse him all forced dues and initiation fees, plus interest.

The Associated Press reported [3]:

Weller said he paid the [forced dues] charges out of fear of losing his job, and sought financial disclosure documents from the union to determine if he was paying the correct amount.

However, even though it was an encouraging victory for Weller, without a Right to Work law in Montana [4], there are countless more workers who are forced to pay hundreds of dollars to an unwanted union each year or lose their jobs.

The Daily Inter Lake [5] and the Flathead Beacon [6] also covered Weller’s victory.