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Throughout his career, his admiration for the special relationship nurses develop with their patients motivated him to help those in need and become the best nurse possible.   But in 2003, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) launched a campaign to impose unionization on employees at the Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, California, where he works. Sherwood found himself fighting not only for the patients he cared for, but for the other nurses he worked alongside.   Although the SEIU union\u2019s organizing efforts failed, soon afterwards Sherwood and other nurses found themselves targets of a coercive California Nurses Association (CNA) union organizing scheme. Without warning, the CNA union and Sherwood\u2019s employer (Tenet Heath Care) entered into a so-called \u201cneutrality agreement,\u201d which granted union officials extraordinary access to employees, including access to hundreds of nurses\u2019 personal information.   Outraged and armed with information about the negative effects of compulsory unionism and so-called \u201cneutrality agreements,\u201d Sherwood distributed informative flyers to his coworkers. However, CNA union operatives quickly tried to intimidate Sherwood by sending a flyer to the homes of hundreds of his fellow nurses. The flyer thuggishly depicted him as being a \u201cpuppet of management\u201d and portrayed a squashed nurse dripping from his shoe.   Many nurses were outraged with the CNA union\u2019s tactics, and Sherwood was heartened to learn that his coworkers formally rejected the \u201crepresentation\u201d of CNA union officials.   However, fearing for his safety, Sherwood turned to the National Right to Work Foundation for help. Since 2004, Foundation attorneys have helped Sherwood file numerous unfair labor practice charges against his employer and the CNA union.   During the CNA union\u2019s final election drive, Sherwood \u2013 along with two National Labor Relations Board representatives, three union organizers, and hospital management \u2013 witnessed the counting of votes. In the end, a majority of nurses again voted against forced unionization of the hospital.   By maintaining a website (www.stopunions.com) Sherwood continues to protect his and all other employees\u2019 right to choose or reject unionization. Additionally, National Right to Work Foundation attorneys have filed a \u201cFriend of the Court\u201d brief in the pending United States Supreme Court case, Chamber of Commerce v. Brown, referencing Sherwood\u2019s harrowing experience.   Sherwood In His Own Words...    \u201cBy the end of the day, I received several more calls \u2013 some by nurses actually crying and fearing for my safety. Many [nurses] were also frightened and outraged that the union had used information obtained from the neutrality agreement for such an underhanded attack.\u201d \u2013Sherwood describing how many nurses felt deceived after union officials distributed a misleading flyer about him    \u201cCNA organizers confronted me that morning, taking my photograph and calling me names.\u201d \u2013 Sherwood discussing CNA union operatives\u2019 intimidation tactics   \u201cThe final tally was 170 to 149 against unionizing! We had beaten the CNA union a second time on their terms.\u201d \u2013Sherwood expressing the relief he felt after beating back two CNA union organizing drives   \u201cWithout the help and expertise of the National Right to Work Foundation and my attorney Glenn Taubman, I would have been at a loss so many times in my efforts to educate myself and my coworkers.\u201d \u2013 Sherwood speaking about the free legal aid he received from the National Right to Work Foundation   \u201cThe union has millions of dollars at their disposal to conduct a unionizing campaign. With the neutrality agreement in place, all I had was my determination, the support of my family and friends, and the backing of the National Right to Work Foundation, who kept my informed of my legal rights and defended me when those rights were violated.\u201d \u00ad\u00ad\u2013Sherwood explaining how the Foundation\u2019s expert legal staff helped to expose the hypocrisy of neutrality agreements   News Releases    July 6, 2006: Nurses Hit Union and Medical Center With Federal Charges for Violating Their Freedom to Choose Whether to Unionize    Related News Articles    April 4, 2005: &quot;The unprofessional 'nurses' association,&quot; Orange County Register  May 2, 2003: &quot;California Nurses Assn. to Challenge 'Illegal' Tenet-SEIU Deal,&quot; Business Wire    Sherwood's Website Exposing the Pitfalls of Monopoly Bargaining       www.stopunions.com       Additional Resources    What is a &quot;Neutrality Agreement&quot; and how does it affect workers?  National Right to Work Foundation's Spotlight on &quot;Card Check&quot; and &quot;Neutrality Agreements&quot;  Brief of Amici Curiae National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and Sherwood Cox    Sherwood Cox, a critical-care nurse and a trauma clinician, has worked in the healthcare industry almost his entire life. Throughout his career, his admiration for the special relationship nurses develop with their patients motivated him to help those in need and become the best nurse possible.   But in 2003, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) launched a campaign to impose unionization on employees at the Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, California, where he works. Sherwood found himself fighting not only for the patients he cared for, but for the other nurses he worked alongside.   Although the SEIU union\u2019s organizing efforts failed, soon afterwards Sherwood and other nurses found themselves targets of a coercive California Nurses Association (CNA) union organizing scheme. Without warning, the CNA union and Sherwood\u2019s employer (Tenet Heath Care) entered into a so-called \u201cneutrality agreement,\u201d which granted union officials extraordinary access to employees, including access to hundreds of nurses\u2019 personal information.   Outraged and armed with information about the negative effects of compulsory unionism and so-called \u201cneutrality agreements,\u201d Sherwood distributed informative flyers to his coworkers. However, CNA union operatives quickly tried to intimidate Sherwood by sending a flyer to the homes of hundreds of his fellow nurses. The flyer thuggishly depicted him as being a \u201cpuppet of management\u201d and portrayed a squashed nurse dripping from his shoe.   Many nurses were outraged with the CNA union\u2019s tactics, and Sherwood was heartened to learn that his coworkers formally rejected the \u201crepresentation\u201d of CNA union officials.   However, fearing for his safety, Sherwood turned to the National Right to Work Foundation for help. Since 2004, Foundation attorneys have helped Sherwood file numerous unfair labor practice charges against his employer and the CNA union.   During the CNA union\u2019s final election drive, Sherwood \u2013 along with two National Labor Relations Board representatives, three union organizers, and hospital management \u2013 witnessed the counting of votes. In the end, a majority of nurses again voted against forced unionization of the hospital.   By maintaining a website (www.stopunions.com) Sherwood continues to protect his and all other employees\u2019 right to choose or reject unionization. Additionally, National Right to Work Foundation attorneys have filed a \u201cFriend of the Court\u201d brief in the pending United States Supreme Court case, Chamber of Commerce v. Brown, referencing Sherwood\u2019s harrowing experience.   Sherwood In His Own Words...    \u201cBy the end of the day, I received several more calls \u2013 some by nurses actually crying and fearing for my safety. Many [nurses] were also frightened and outraged that the union had used information obtained from the neutrality agreement for such an underhanded attack.\u201d \u2013Sherwood describing how many nurses felt deceived after union officials distributed a misleading flyer about him    \u201cCNA organizers confronted me that morning, taking my photograph and calling me names.\u201d \u2013 Sherwood discussing CNA union operatives\u2019 intimidation tactics   \u201cThe final tally was 170 to 149 against unionizing! We had beaten the CNA union a second time on their terms.\u201d \u2013Sherwood expressing the relief he felt after beating back two CNA union organizing drives   \u201cWithout the help and expertise of the National Right to Work Foundation and my attorney Glenn Taubman, I would have been at a loss so many times in my efforts to educate myself and my coworkers.\u201d \u2013 Sherwood speaking about the free legal aid he received from the National Right to Work Foundation   \u201cThe union has millions of dollars at their disposal to conduct a unionizing campaign. With the neutrality agreement in place, all I had was my determination, the support of my family and friends, and the backing of the National Right to Work Foundation, who kept my informed of my legal rights and defended me when those rights were violated.\u201d \u00ad\u00ad\u2013Sherwood explaining how the Foundation\u2019s expert legal staff helped to expose the hypocrisy of neutrality agreements   News Releases    July 6, 2006: Nurses Hit Union and Medical Center With Federal Charges for Violating Their Freedom to Choose Whether to Unionize    Related News Articles    April 4, 2005: &quot;The unprofessional 'nurses' association,&quot; Orange County Register  May 2, 2003: &quot;California Nurses Assn. to Challenge 'Illegal' Tenet-SEIU Deal,&quot; Business Wire    Sherwood's Website Exposing the Pitfalls of Monopoly Bargaining       www.stopunions.com       Additional Resources    What is a &quot;Neutrality Agreement&quot; and how does it affect workers?  National Right to Work Foundation's Spotlight on &quot;Card Check&quot; and &quot;Neutrality Agreements&quot;  Brief of Amici Curiae National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and Sherwood Cox"}