National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix

East Bay Construction Worker Illegally Fired for Refusing to Join Labor Union

October 19, 2023 8:14 am

California’s lack of Right to Work protections for private sector workers rears its ugly head again. According to the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Alexandra Le, an employee of Pleasanton-based materials testing company Construction Testing Services, has hit...

SDEA Labor Union Ousted by Gompers Preparatory Academy Charter School Teachers

June 16, 2023 7:35 amJune 16, 2023 7:35 am

In March, the Globe reported that teachers at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a public charter school in San Diego, came together again to vote San Diego Education Association union bosses out of power at the school. The teachers tried in 2020...

Gompers Prep Academy Teachers Begin New Effort to Oust SDEA Labor Union

March 23, 2023 11:11 amMarch 23, 2023 11:11 am

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation reports that teachers at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a public charter school in San Diego, have joined together again to vote San Diego Education Association union bosses out of power at the school....

SF Security Officer Files Federal Discrimination & Unfair Labor Practices Charges Against SEIU Union

November 16, 2022 7:22 am

Thomas Ross, a San Francisco-based security officer employed by Allied Universal, has filed charges against Service Employees International Union (SEIU) officials and his employer for forcing him to join and financially support the union after he told both parties his...

So Cal Lifeguards Petition US Supreme Court over Scheme Trapping Employees in Union Membership

September 8, 2022 3:41 pm

In May the Globe reported that Orange County California lifeguard Jonathan Savas and 22 colleagues sued the State of California and the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) labor union for violating their First Amendment right to abstain from forced union membership...

Teamsters Union Bosses Back Down to Long Beach Savage Services Workers

March 1, 2022 11:42 am

In September, Long Beach-area Savage Services employee Nelson Medina charged Teamsters Local 848 union bosses with threatening to have him fired for refusing to join the union, pay full dues, and pay other fees demanded by union officials, the Globe reported....

UC Irvine Lab Assistant Wins Settlement over Unconstitutional Union Dues Seizures

November 18, 2021 10:37 am

UC Irvine lab assistant Amber Walker has won a settlement forcing University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) union officials at her workplace to stop illegally taking union dues money from her paycheck, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation...