2018: The Year of the Landmark Janus Victory

Of the over 250 cases litigated by National Right to Work Foundation Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys in 2018, no case attracted more attention than Janus v. AFSCME, which resulted in a landmark victory at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27, 2018. Foundation staff attorney William Messenger argued before the High Court in February […]

National Right to Work President on Labor Day: 2018 is ‘A Landmark Year for Workers’ Rights’

Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and the National Right to Work Committee, issued the following statement on the occasion of Labor Day 2018.

Today: Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Landmark Workers’ Rights Case, Janus v. AFSCME; Janus Supporters to Rally Outside the Supreme Court

It’s time for the U.S. Supreme Court to restore government workers’ First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom of association. No government worker should be forced to pay for union politics as a condition of employment. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2018) – Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the landmark […]

National Right to Work in the Wall Street Journal: Union Power Grabs Could Turn Market Crash Into Depression

Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Foundation and the National Right to Work Committee, has an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal on the disastrous economic implications of handing Big Labor more forced unionism power: By the mid-1930s, the U.S. economy appeared to be climbing out of the Great Depression. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which had bottomed out at 41 in 1932, was advancing. It increased 73% from the beginning of 1935 through the end of 1936, when it hit 180. The number of unemployed, 13 million in 1933, dropped to 9.5 million in 1935 and 7.6 million in 1936. Then, in 1937, the DJIA plunged 33% in what is often called "a depression within a depression." Joblessness skyrocketed.

Catch Mix on Cavuto

Right to Work President Mark Mix is scheduled to make a national TV appearance on "Your World W/Neil Cavuto" on the Fox News Channel shortly after 4:00 Eastern today. He will be discussing union political involvement and the abuses many workers aided by National Right to Work face at the hands of union officials. UPDATE: Watch Mark's appearance below, note that no union official came forward to defend denying America's workers a true choice.

Foundation Op-Ed: ‘Public Employees Never Waived Their 1st Amendment Rights’

Recently, Newsmax published an op-ed by National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix, highlighting a case from Alaska pending at the U.S. Supreme Court that seeks protect the First Amendment rights of public employees under the Foundation-won 2018 Janus v. AFSCME decision

Video: The Anniversary of the Janus Supreme Court Victory and the Ongoing Fight for Worker Freedom

On the 5th Anniversary of the landmark First Amendment decision, Foundation President discusses Janus, the cases that led to the decision, and the path forward.National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation President Mark Mix released a video statement on the 5-year anniversary of the landmark Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court decision. The case, which affirmed the First Amendment right of all public employees to get or keep a job without being forced to pay union dues or fees, was successfully argued at the Supreme Court by National Right to Work Foundation Legal Director William Messenger.

Workplace Advocacy Groups Urge Americans to Oppose Anti-Worker Freedom Agenda on Labor Day

Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation and National Right to Work Committee, said: "The truth is, the average unionized worker is more likely to be involved in an effort to vote out an unpopular union than a non-union worker is to be involved in a campaign to install one."

Worker Advocate Slams Biden Labor Board Plan to Gut Reforms Protecting Workers’ Right to Vote Out Unwanted Unions

Biden NLRB announces rulemaking to expand union boss power to block decertification votes and trap workers in union ranks opposed by rank-and-file WASHINGTON, DC - National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix today slammed the National Labor Relations Board’s announcement that it would be initiating rulemaking to overturn 2020 reforms that strengthened the ability of rank-and-file workers to hold votes to remove unwanted union representation.

Worker Advocate Demands Department of Labor and Department of Justice Investigate Michigan SEIU Local’s “Serious Financial Malpractice”

Michigan hospital workers seek to oust Healthcare Michigan union SEIU International recently put into trusteeship Detroit, MI – Today, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation President Mark Mix formally asked the Department of Labor, the Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney of Michigan, and the Office of Labor-Management Standards to investigate serious allegations of financial wrongdoing by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) affiliate Healthcare Michigan (HCMI).