National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys filed an amicus brief in the case for three construction workers who opposed the rule changes

Springfield, VA (June 10, 2016) – Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, released the following statement regarding the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in Associated Builders and Contractors Inc v. National Labor Relations Board:

“The 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals has declined to overturn a series of rule changes that fly in the face of the National Labor Relations Act and endanger the rights of independent-minded workers. These rules are designed to dramatically shorten the amount of time employees have to share information with their coworkers about the pros and cons of unionization. They also require employers to hand over workers’ private information, including their personal phone numbers and email addresses, to aggressive union organizers, an open invitation for abuse and harassment.”

“If appropriate, Foundation staff attorneys will raise challenges for disadvantaged workers to the rules as they are applied in particular cases. We also encourage any employee who has been victimized by abusive union organizing campaigns to contact us immediately for free legal assistance.”

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, assists thousands of employees in about 200 cases nationwide per year.