Category: Labor

David Lausen, an employee at Dry Fork Station in Gillette, Wyoming, owned by Basin Electric Power Cooperative, filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking removal of Local No. 415 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) from his workplace. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys are providing … Continue reading Dry Fork Station Workers File Petition to Remove IBEW Union from Their Workplace

Americans for Prosperity sent a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to co-sponsor the Employee Rights Act (ERA). The legislation, crafted by U.S. Sen. Tim Scott and U.S. Rep. Rick Allen and introduced this week, would expand employee rights, protect workers’ flexibility, and improve representation in the workplace. The ERA stands in stark contrast to the deceptively titled … Continue reading Employee Rights Act protects workers from abusive union bosses

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has issued a special legal notice to teachers and other staff at Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools, whom officials of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers (MFT) union, St. Paul Federation of Educators (SPFE) union, and other unions have ordered to strike beginning March 8. Both MFT … Continue reading National Right to Work Foundation Issues Special Legal Notice for Minneapolis and St. Paul Public School Teachers Ahead of Strike

Slot machine technicians at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas are seeking a vote on whether to remove International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 501 officials from control at their workplace. Red Rock technician Jereme Barrios submitted the petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with free legal aid from the National Right … Continue reading Red Rock Casino Slot Technicians Overwhelmingly Request Vote to Remove IUOE Union

Mr. John Operations employee David Keen and his coworkers have overwhelmingly voted to free themselves from unwanted union monopoly “representation.” After the employees filed a request for a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decertification election to end the union’s monopoly bargaining powers over workers at three locations of Mr. John Operations, a division of Russell … Continue reading NJ, NY Sanitation Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Flush Unwanted Teamsters Union

Employees at chemical company Ecolab’s Atlanta-area location are one step closer to successfully removing Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union, Southeast Council (RWDSU) union officials from their workplace. Ecolab employee Irvin Arnold in October 2021 submitted a “decertification petition” signed by his colleagues, which prompted the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to conduct an election … Continue reading Atlanta-area Ecolab Employees’ Vote to Oust RWDSU Union One Step Closer to Being Certified

Mechanics and customer service employees at Penske Truck Leasing in Bloomington, Indiana have won their effort to end Teamsters union control at their workplace. Rather than contest the workers’ decertification request in a secret ballot vote, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 135 officials have filed documents with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) … Continue reading Penske Truck Leasing Workers Free of Unwelcome Union after Teamsters Sped Off to Avoid Vote