SEIU Union Boss to Boy Scout: How Dare You Serve Your Community!

Nick Cote — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:14:24 -0500

There's nothing new about forced-dues-hungry union bosses complaining about how volunteers and nonprofits don't pay union dues, but this is a new low:

Last week at a city council meeting in Allentown, Pa., a top official of the local Service Employees International Union chapter ranted about 17-year-old Scout Kevin Anderson's park cleanup work. Anderson devoted some 200 hours to the job in order to earn an Eagle Scout badge. He picked up trash and helped clear a 1,000-foot walking path with fellow members of Boy Scouts Troop 301 of Center Valley.

But SEIU's Nick Balzano gave them hell instead of thanks.

read more

New Press Release: Employee Lawsuit Pushes Teacher Union Bosses to Refund Dues, Allow Educators to Resign

Will Collins — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:36:15 -0500

Employee Lawsuit Pushes Teacher Union Bosses to Refund Dues, Allow Educators to Resign

Despite a partial victory, Right to Work Foundation presses forward with
lawsuit to ensure all public educators’ rights are protected

Louisville, KY (November 18, 2009) – Facing an embarrassing legal setback from rank-and-file teachers, Jefferson County Teacher Association (JCTA union officials announced their intention to refund several educators’ forced dues and allow public school employees to resign from union membership during a new window period and terminate certain forced dues payments.

Independent-Minded Employees Slap Teamster Bosses with Federal Labor Charges For Illegal Threats

Anthony Riedel — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:16:16 -0500

Independent-Minded Employees Slap Teamster Bosses with Federal Labor Charges For Illegal Threats

Right to Work Foundation aids courageous employees who union bosses threatened to have fired

Auburn, Washington (November 17, 2009) – Two Alan Ritchey Incorporated employees have hit local Teamster union officials with unfair labor practice charges after the union brass illegally threatened them with imminent termination.

RI Union Boss Tries to "Break Through the Labor Movement's Culture of Favoritism" by Accepting Kickbacks for Contracts

Nick Cote — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:48:50 -0500

A recent story in the Providence Journal serves as a stark reminder of union bosses' historical ties to the mafia and the propensity of union militants to mask their corruption and violence under pleasant-sounding goals like social justice.

U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith gave Nicholas Manocchio, a former director of the Laborers' New England Region Organizing Fund, three years' probation for accepting cash, liquor, rental cars and gift certificates from an undercover FBI agent posing as a contractor seeking business in Rhode Island.

Before being sentenced, Manocchio told Smith that he was "ashamed and embarrassed and repentant." He had worked for social justice causes, he said, and had tried to break through the labor movement’s culture of favoritism. "I hope you don’t define me by that single act."

read more

Arizona Workers: Know Your Rights!

Will Collins — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:43:59 -0500

Yesterday, The National Right to Work Foundation announced an offer of free legal aid to workers forced to go on strike by UFCW union bosses in Arizona. Now it seems that employee discontent has forced the union hierarchy to back-off its strike threats and bargain with Safeway and Fry's.

However, reports are that union officials has still not agreed to a new contract, so workers dissatisfied with union representation can:

November/December Foundation Action Newsletter Available Now

Nick Cote — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:35:37 -0500

The November/December 2009 issue of Foundation Action is now available for download as a PDF. This is the Foundation's official bimonthly publication that provides an excellent overview of hard-hitting legal actions being taken by Foundation attorneys every day to combat forced unionism.

Stories covered in this issue include:

Teachers Challenge NEA Union Forced Dues and Membership Policies
Obama's DOL in Foundation's Legal Crosshairs
Right to Work Loses Great Benefactor, Advisor, and Friend
Nurse Pushes Back Against Union Boss Intimidation
San Diego School District Tells Nonunion Workers to Get Lost
The Wall Street Journal -- Read the Union Health-Care Label

In addition to to reading Foundation Action online, you can sign up to receive a free subscription by mail here.

Charleston, WV Mayor: Police & Fire Monopoly Bargaining Would "Bankrupt" City

Nick Cote — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:15:44 -0500

The Charleston Daily Mail recently outlined Mayor Danny Jones' concerns about pending federal legislation, best known as the Police and Firefighters Monopoly Bargaining Bill, that would grease the rails for the forced unionization of every first responder in the country.

"It's going to change things. The relationship (between the city and the police union) will become adversarial," Jones said.

"If you look around the states, the most unionized states are the ones that are the most broke."

Jones is not alone in his position. The National League of Cities and the National Association of Counties both have urged their members to oppose the legislation, with the cities' group issuing a formal call to Congress asking for the act to be rejected.

read more

Worker Advocate Offers Free Legal Aid to Employees Ordered Off the Job During Fry’s/Safeway Strike

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:46:41 -0500

Worker Advocate Offers Free Legal Aid to Employees Ordered Off the Job During Fry’s/Safeway Strike

National Right to Work Foundation releases legal notice to inform workers of their rights during likely upcoming UFCW-ordered strike

Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona (November 12, 2009) – America’s preeminent workers’ rights advocacy organization which helps victims of union coercion is offering free legal aid to workers whose rights are abused during the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) union-ordered strike scheduled to begin tomorrow.

Big Labor and Big Government May Be the Only Winners in UPS - FedEx War

Anthony Riedel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:53:21 -0500

A heated battle is raging in Congress between major shipping companies United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) and FedEx Corporation and the rights of literally tens -- if not hundreds -- of thousands of employees hang in the balance.

SEIU Union Goons Assault Dissenting Employee; Threaten "Next Time We're Going to Kill You"

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:04:53 -0500

Late last week, notoriously corrupt Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Local 1000 brass sent a clear message to those who object and attempt to expose their shady underbellies. When California state employee and part-time reporter Ken Hamidi, a vocal critic of SEIU boss corruption, arrived at a SEIU Local 1000 meeting as in preparation for a cable access show exposing the local's misconduct, SEIU union thugs assaulted him:

SEIU Union Boss to Boy Scout: How Dare You Serve Your Community!

New Press Release: Employee Lawsuit Pushes Teacher Union Bosses to Refund Dues, Allow Educators to Resign

Employee Lawsuit Pushes Teacher Union Bosses to Refund Dues, Allow Educators to Resign

Despite a partial victory, Right to Work Foundation presses forward with lawsuit to ensure all public educators’ rights are protected

Independent-Minded Employees Slap Teamster Bosses with Federal Labor Charges For Illegal Threats

Independent-Minded Employees Slap Teamster Bosses with Federal Labor Charges For Illegal Threats

Right to Work Foundation aids courageous employees who union bosses threatened to have fired

RI Union Boss Tries to "Break Through the Labor Movement's Culture of Favoritism" by Accepting Kickbacks for Contracts

Arizona Workers: Know Your Rights!

November/December Foundation Action Newsletter Available Now

Charleston, WV Mayor: Police & Fire Monopoly Bargaining Would "Bankrupt" City

Worker Advocate Offers Free Legal Aid to Employees Ordered Off the Job During Fry’s/Safeway Strike

Worker Advocate Offers Free Legal Aid to Employees Ordered Off the Job During Fry’s/Safeway Strike

National Right to Work Foundation releases legal notice to inform workers of their rights during likely upcoming UFCW-ordered strike

Big Labor and Big Government May Be the Only Winners in UPS - FedEx War

SEIU Union Goons Assault Dissenting Employee; Threaten "Next Time We're Going to Kill You"

Despite a partial victory, Right to Work Foundation presses forward with
lawsuit to ensure all public educators’ rights are protected