After 18 Months, Mountaire Farms Workers Finally Oust Union

Overwhelming vote against UFCW follows NLRB shredding of first ballots SELBYVILLE, DE – Almost two years after their initial attempt, Mountaire Farms poultry employees in Delaware have decisively voted to remove United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union officials from their workplace. The drawn-out ordeal demonstrates how the “contract bar,” a controversial National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) policy, unjustly traps workers in union ranks they oppose.

Workers Vote 356-80 to Boot UFCW Bosses from Delaware Poultry Plant after Previous Ballots Shredded

After NLRB refused to tally 2020 election results to enforce ‘contract bar,’ subsequent vote reveals widespread opposition to union bosses SELBYVILLE, DE – In June and July of 2020, employees at the Mountaire Farms poultry plant in Selbyville, Delaware held a union decertification election on whether to remove officials of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union from their workplace.

DE Mountaire Farms Employee Who Led Employee Effort to Remove Union Appeals Case Charging Union with Unlawful Surveillance

UFCW union officials demanded employer hand over unique information only about worker who petitioned to oust union, not any coworkers SELBYVILLE, DE - Delaware Mountaire Farms employee Oscar Cruz Sosa is challenging National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 5’s dismissal of his federal charge against the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 27 union.

Workers Nationwide Press NLRB to Scrap Policy Blocking Right to Vote Out Unions

Foundation cases contend ‘contract bar’ must be eliminated to protect employee freedom WASHINGTON, DC - Foundation attorneys in January filed a Request for Review to the full National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, D.C. The Request defends the right of Virginia Transdev workers to have a vote to remove unpopular Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 2 bosses from power at their workplace.

Mountaire Farms Employee Leading Effort to Oust UFCW Union Bosses Seeks to Defend Employer Decision Not to Hand Over His Personal Info

Oscar Cruz Sosa moves to intervene in union case charging employer with refusing to help them surveil and harass him WASHINGTON, DC - Delaware Mountaire Farms poultry worker Oscar Cruz Sosa, who is spearheading a worker effort to vote United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 27 union bosses out of the Mountaire Farms plant in Selbyville, DE, is now seeking to intervene in UFCW union officials’ case against Mountaire Farms management for refusing to hand over to them his private employee information.

Delaware Mountaire Farms Worker Leading Effort to Oust Unpopular Union Bosses Objects to Deficient Settlement Regarding Illegal Dues

Settlement denies relief to most employees, another example of decreased scrutiny on union bosses’ violations since Biden installed NLRB Acting GC Peter Ohr WASHINGTON, DC - Selbyville, DE-based Mountaire Farms employee Oscar Cruz Sosa has objected to a settlement proposed by National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Region 5 officials in his case charging United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 27 union bosses with imposing an illegal dues provision on him and his coworkers.

Mountaire Poultry Worker at Center of Effort to Remove Unpopular Union Files New Charge of Illegal Retaliation

Recent NLRB case reveals that UFCW officials attempted illegal surveillance by demanding decertification petitioner’s attendance record from employer BALTIMORE, MD – Selbyville, DE-based Mountaire Farms employee Oscar Cruz Sosa has hit the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 27 union at his workplace with a second round of federal charges.

Transdev Employees at the Fairfax Connector Ask National Labor Relations Board to End Contentious Policy Blocking Workers’ Right to Vote Out Unwanted Union Bosses

“Contract bar” manipulated by union bosses to maintain power in workplace despite valid employee-backed petition for vote to remove union WASHINGTON, DC - Two Transdev employees working at the Fairfax Connector are asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, DC, to review their case, which seeks to remove Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 2 as their monopoly representative.

San Juan Armored Transport Guard Asks Labor Board to Nix Controversial Policy Blocking Workers’ Votes to Remove Union

Union officials using “contract bar” to trap worker and his coworkers in union ranks despite valid employee-backed petition seeking secret-ballot election SAN JUAN, PR - A San Juan-based guard employed by Ranger American Armored Services has just submitted a Request for Review to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in Washington, DC.

Push to Remove UFCW Union Could End Pro-Union Boss “Contract Bar” Policy

Non-statutory NLRB policy hinders workers’ right to vote out an unwanted union WASHINGTON, DC – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has announced that it will review the so-called “contract bar” doctrine, which prevents employees from exercising their right to vote an unpopular union out of their workplace for up to three years if union officials and their employer have finalized a monopoly bargaining contract.