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On November 30th, 2023, the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions held the first ever hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives on the National Right to Work Act, a bill that would make union dues voluntary in all 50 states.

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National Right To Work President on OAN's Tipping Point with Kara McKinney to discuss Glacier Northwest's Supreme Court decision and union violence.

National Right To Work Committee President Mark Mix Exposed Big Labor's Prevailing Wage Price Fixing while on the Vicki Mckenna Show with host Wisconsin Talker Vicki McKenna.

Mark Mix Joins John DePetro to Discuss the Major Glacier Northwest Supreme Court Victory

Newsmax: National Right To Work helps employees' attempt to kick out union & Amplifying SEIU's Massive Starbucks Salting Scheme (placing hidden union labor persuaders who pretended to be sincere Starbucks employees)

Witness: Aaron Solem, Staff Attorney, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Springfield, Virginia The principal purpose of the NLRA is to protect employee free choice. Unfortunately, the NLRA fails to do so in one major respect: it authorizes forced fee arrangements that compel employees to pay union fees upon pain of losing their jobs. Until that problem is solved, unions and their political allies will continue pushing the anti-employee policies I am discussing today. That is why the single most effective way to address the issues we’re discussing at this hearing would be to pass the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 1200) and outlaw forced union dues across the country. Section 7 of the NLRA grants employees a right to join or organize a union and it grants an equal right for employees to refrain from these activities. Yet, NLRB General Counsel Abruzzo, the Biden-appointed majority on the NLRB, and even some in this Congress are attempting to undermine employee free choice by ending or limiting the secret ballot. General Counsel Abruzzo is seeking to virtually end secret ballot elections and mandate unreliable, undemocratic union card checks as the primary method of union selection. The Board is also making it harder to oust a minority union by bringing back the disreputed and heavily criticized “blocking charge” policy. This policy will make it harder for individual employees to decertify unwanted unions through secret ballot elections, even if 100% of the employees no longer wish to be represented. Finally, some in this Congress have introduced the so-called Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act), which would permit unions to impose forced fee requirements on private sector workers notwithstanding state Right to Work laws. While this effective repeal of state Right to Work laws is the worst feature of H.R. 20, it is not its only negative feature. The PRO Act also gives union officials more power to impose compulsory unionism on individual workers, fulfilling nearly all of Big Labor’s wish list. To justify these radical proposals, many claim it is problematic that the percentage of Americans in the private sector who are represented by a union is at an all-time low. But this reflects the fact that most Americans do not want to submit to the union yoke. A recent Gallup poll of Americans’ attitudes towards unions asked nonunion workers whether they would be interested in joining a union and only 11% said they were “extremely interested.” Sixty-five percent (65%) said they had little or no interest in joining a union. It is employee disinterest that has caused a drop in union organizing, not restrictive laws and employer meddling, and certainly not Right to Work laws. Many of the employees I represent find unions divisive, too political, too corrupt, or just ineffective in fulfilling their promises. Union officials should address the issues that have led to their alienation from rank-and-file employees. Instead, union officials are demanding more government power to force employees involuntarily into monopoly union representation and into paying forced union fees. ... Download Aaron Solem's submitted Opening Statement: https://edworkforce.house.gov/uploadedfiles/5.22.23_solem_testimony_help_subcommittee_on_ensuring_fair_elections_at_the_nlrb.pdf

U.S. Representative Eric Burlison gives a straightforward assessment of Forced Unionism Job Growth and Opportunities versus Right To Work and individual economic freedom during a recent congressional hearing. Missouri Residents Deserve Right To Work Freedom -- End Compulsory Union Fees in Missouri! Rep. Burlison's exact quote: "My state of Missouri is a closed union or forced union shop state. Yet, we're surrounded by right to work states. And you know what I hear every day? The sucking sound of jobs leaving the state of Missouri and going into states where workers have economic freedom." Freedom works and Right To Work returns the freedom to choose back into the hands employees.

National Right To Work Mark Mix on Sirus XM's Stacy on the Right Show Exposing the Truth About Big Labor and Starbucks

Hello, Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Committee here. And I'd like to introduce you to a remarkable young man, Karl, a pipefitter from Minnesota. And I hope you'll find Karl’s story as interesting as I do. Karl's a thoughtful former member of the Pipefitters Union who at first was excited about his new career. But after his own investigation into the claims and promises of union officials, Karl decided on a nonunion career path. Karl, Former United Association (UA) Union Pipefitter: You know, the United Association union argues that unions are necessary to protect workers safety and rights. They say that without the protection of unions, businesses will exploit workers for financial gain. Businesses certainly can abuse their power and have to exploit workers. However, it is obvious that at least in the case of United Association union, the union has become its own machine of exploitation. Mark Mix: Karl is right and the Unions’ 1920s one-size fits all top-down model is not appealing for today's employees like Karl. That's why union officials have tried to remarket and rebrand themselves as a movement, even as a social movement, rather than allow the true Depression Era inflexibility of unionism to be exposed. And for example, you would probably not be surprised to hear Karl's former union and its international general president are fighting to end employees’ rights to choose whether to support or refrain from a union. The choice Right To Work laws protect. Karl eventually realized he didn't want to spend a lifetime in the relationship with the United Association Union, formerly known as the Plumbers Union. I think others can learn from Karl's experiences. You hear Karl tell his story. I hope it'll inspire others who are starting out in a new career like Karl. Karl begins with his excitement about his new pipefitter skills and his new career as a pipefitter … Gradually, however, Karl's excitement about his union membership began to wane as his concerns about what he was hearing from union officials grew. Please watch and listen to Karl’s story in this brief video. Mark Mix: Karl doesn't think every union is bad. He's just sharing his experience. And like most people, Karl didn't want to work 30 years having to bite his tongue and not speak out for fear of losing his job and his benefits. Because of his thoughtful observations. Karl gained a new understanding of monopoly bargaining and about the freedom that Right to Work allows employees. Karl’s Story, unfortunately, is not unique, but it often takes many years for employees to realize that forced unionism is actually harmful, not helpful. In fact, it is an old rigged scheme which creates tremendous power for union elites and insiders. Fortunately, it's not 1935 anymore, and it's refreshing to see employees who listen and pay attention to workplace issues. Karl did, and he began to question whether he wanted to be locked into this type of top-down relationship for the next 30 years. And, as you probably know, most people in their twenties and thirties have no desire to handcuff themselves with one career and one labor union, as perhaps their great grandparents may have once done in the 1920s and 1930s. In fact, statistics show the average American changes careers 10 to 15 times during their working lifetime. Clearly, this can be seen as a rejection of the 1920 union employer career model embraced by big labor. If you have begun to feel as Karl did, you are not alone. The National Right to Work Committee is here and has been helping millions of people learn about the disadvantages created by forced unionism and union monopoly bargaining. As we fight to expand right to work freedom in every state, we're here to help you learn about your employee rights when dealing with labor union officials. In addition, we formed the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation in 1968 to provide free legal aid and advice should union officials ignore your rights. The Foundation can answer your questions such as: ‘How do I resign from a union?” or “How do I decertify union in my workplace?” and many others you may have. I hope Karl inspired you and perhaps gave you the courage to act. Thank you for watching. Visit: https://nrtwc.org/ or our Legal Foundation for help at https://www.nrtw.org/

“The DeMaio Report” KOGO, San Diego with Carl DeMaio, host and guest National Right To Work President Mark Mix. Topic: New decertification push by teachers at Gompers Preparatory Academy in San Diego San Diego Gompers Preparatory Academy Educators Begin New Effort to Oust SDEA Union Bosses from School Union bosses stymied last attempt with unproven allegations and pressure from elected officials, majority of teachers now back new effort San Diego, CA (March 13, 2023) – Teachers at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a public charter school in the Chollas View neighborhood of San Diego, have banded together again to exercise their right to vote San Diego Education Association (SDEA) union bosses out of power at the school. With free legal aid from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys, Gompers computer teacher Sean Bentz just submitted a petition to the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), requesting the agency hold a vote among his colleagues on whether to oust the union. The petition contains signatures of a majority of the teachers under the SDEA union’s control. Bentz’s petition marks the second time in just over three years that Gompers educators have attempted to boot the SDEA union from the school. Gompers chemistry teacher Dr. Kristie Chiscano submitted a decertification petition with Foundation legal aid in October 2019. Despite this petition also having the backing of the requisite number of teachers to spur a decertification vote, SDEA union bosses attempted to avert the election by filing so-called “blocking charges” containing allegations of employer misconduct. Union officials often manipulate “blocking charges” at the PERB and other state and federal labor relations agencies to stifle worker attempts to eliminate unpopular union “representation.” Despite the PERB never holding a hearing into whether SDEA union bosses’ claims had any merit or whether they were related to the workers’ dissatisfaction with the union, PERB officials denied a decertification election to Chiscano and her colleagues in October 2020. State Labor Agency’s Rule Aided Union in Blocking Vote Chiscano’s case defending the first petition to remove SDEA union agents from the school also sought to overturn PERB Regulation 32752, which requires PERB agents and attorneys to accept union bosses’ “blocking charge” allegations as true – a stipulation almost guaranteeing union defeat of any worker attempt to vote a union out. The initial union decertification effort took place not long after SDEA officials gained power at the school in January 2019 via “card check,” a process that bypasses the traditional secret-ballot vote system to install a union. Gompers made an impressive transition to being a union-free charter school in 2005 after years of being plagued by unresponsive union bureaucracies, violence, and poor academic achievement, so many teachers and parents viewed the reinstallation of union power at the school with suspicion. Some accused SDEA agents of actively sowing division at the school, including by supporting anti-charter school legislation and needlessly disparaging the school’s leadership. ... for more visit: https://www.nrtw.org/news/gompers-sdea-decert-03132023/

Hosts: Neal Asbury and Rich Roffman Guest: National Right To Work Vice President Greg Mourad A discussion about the National Right To Work Act and how Right To Work benefits your freedom, Janus Rights gained from Janus v. AFSCME victory...and more visit: https://nrtwc.org/ and https://www.radioamerica.com/program/made-in-america/

Bob Cordaro on WILK in Northern PA National Right to Work President Mark Mix Bob and Mark highlight the recent resolution to the Curtis Coates illegal union membership case. Galeton, PA (March 3, 2023) – Curtis Coates, an employee of metal corporation Catalus, has successfully forced Communications Workers of America (CWA) union officials to stop illegally seizing money from his paycheck for union politics and ideological causes. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys represented Coates for free before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Coates charged CWA union officials in May 2022 with unlawfully snubbing both his request to resign from his position as a union shop steward and his request to formally end his union membership. Full union dues deductions also continued to flow out of his paycheck even after his requests. Coates argued that CWA bosses violated his rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Because Pennsylvania lacks Right to Work protections for its private sector workers, unions can legally coerce workers into paying union fees just to keep their jobs even if they choose not to become union members. However, under the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in CWA v. Beck, won by Foundation attorneys, this is limited to only the part of union dues that union officials claim goes toward a union’s core “representational” functions, and excludes deductions for union political or ideological activities. In contrast, in states with Right to Work protections, union membership and all union financial support are both strictly voluntary. A Foundation-won settlement now requires CWA union officials to post a notice at Coates’ workplace declaring that they “will not fail and refuse to honor your request to resign your union membership,” and “will not fail and refuse to honor your request to resign your role as a union steward.” CWA union officials have also stopped siphoning money for union politics and ideological activities from Coates’ wages. more at https://www.nrtw.org/news/curtis-coates-cwa-settlement-03032023/

One America News (OAN) reporter John Hines questions National Right To Work President about U.S. Senate hearing on unionization, in which Mark was a witness, and Hines asks about Teamsters' New Boss Sean O’Brien’s comments about how “hard” it is for unions to organize nowadays.

National Right To Work President Mark Mix appeared on “America at Night” with Rich Valdes (formerly Jim Bohannon/Larry King’s night time show) last night to discuss his testimony before the U.S. Senate and Michigan Right to Work.

National Right To Work Committee President Mark Mix joins with Wisconsin Talker Vicki McKenna raising the alarm over dangers of a Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Leftward Shift Means for employee freedoms and its impact on Right to Work.

National Right To Work Committee President Mark Mix testified in US Senate Hearing along with three (3) international union presidents and former NLRB Chairman Ring --Details-- U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Bernie Sanders, VT FULL COMMITTEE HEARING Witnesses ***Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Committee ***John F. Ring, Former Chairman of the NLRB ***Liz Shuler, President of the AFL-CIO ***Mary Kay Henry, International President of the Service Employees International Union ***Sean O’Brien, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Committee's Hearing Title: "Defending the Right of Workers to Organize Unions Free from Illegal Corporate Union-Busting" Date: 3/8/2023 Time: 10:00 AM (Eastern) Link to full hearing video: https://tinyurl.com/3y6wbjrf

National Right To Work Committee President Mark Mix with One America News (OAN) show Morning News with Stephanie Myers. They discussed the National Right To Work Act (NRTWA) introduction in both the U.S. House by Rep. Joe Wilson (SC) and Senate by Sen. Rand Paul (KY), the NLRB, and Big Labor's dream act known as the PRO Act. Stephanie also asked Mark about Big Labor's current attempt to undermine the wishes of over 80% of Michiganders by repealing Michigan's Right To Work Law.

National Right To Work President Mark Mix appeared on “All Talk” with Tom Jordan and Kevin Dietz on WJR in Detroit. They discuss the National Right to Work Act and the battle over Right To Work in Michigan. Mark Mix Sets the Record Straight on the PRO-Act and More on “All Talk” with Tom Jordan and Kevin Dietz Clip from show.... This is all talk with tom Jordan and Kevin Dietz on 760 WJR. These arguments are decades old, the whole collective bargaining. And, you know, labor unions protect workers. And if you don't support unions, you're taking away a right. We've even heard claims that unions are a natural born human. Right. Really? What about the unions dominance over politicians and industries and yes, the union dominance over workers themselves? I mean, some believe forced union membership actually strips away the rights of workers and Kevin, that's why I think right to work legislation, it matters to a lot of people and it's gaining support at the federal level. Congressman Joe Wilson, Republican South Carolina, introduced the National Right to Work Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is part of a two-pronged strategy, which consists of building support in Washington for the National Right to Work Act, while at the same time mobilizing opponents of forced unionism to pass their own state rights to work laws. Right to work states have seen increased job growth compared to forced union states, and workers in right to work states earn more in real income when cost of living is taken into account, he says. Joining us now is Mark Mix, president of the National Rights to Work Committee. Good morning. How are you? Well, I'm great, Kevin. Thank you for having me on. Thank you, Tom, as well. And this is a kind of a current debate here in Washington. And also, actually imagine this in Lansing, Michigan. It absolutely is. It's important. ......

National Right To Work President Mark Mix sets the record straight on NTD TV with host Don Ma.

Mark Mix joins Michael Patrick Sheils on Michigan’s Big Show to discuss threats to Michigan’s Right to Work Law. Repeal of Right To Work means thousands of Michiganders will be fired unless they pay union fees to an unwanted union. Host: Michael Patrick Sheils Guest: Mark Mix, President of The National Right To Work Committee

Right To Work is Great For Michigan! Before the legislature passed Michigan’s Right to Work Law, Michigan was in the midst of a Lost Decade, in which Michigan Real Median Family Income dropped year after year as one in six jobs left the state. But Michigan banned forced union dues in late 2012 by passing Right To Work. Despite Big Labor's self-serving predictions of doom and gloom, things almost immediately changed for the better, and Michigan incomes began to rise! Now those same union bosses want to put their hands back in Michiganders’ pockets, and Governor Whitmer and their allies in the legislature are threatening to repeal Michigan’s Right to Work Law. That’s just plain wrong -- and it will hurt Michigan’s economy. Tell your Michigan legislators to OPPOSE any attempt to gut, circumvent, or repeal Right to Work! Take action and visit Michigan Right To Work https://michiganrighttowork.org/ (Source: DeptofNumbers.com)

National Right to Work President Mark Mix joins Radio Talker Steve Gruber, and they discuss Gretchen Whitmer’s desires to repeal Michigan's Right to Work protections.

National Right To Work Committee Mark Mix Goes on The Jason Rantz Show to discuss Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Fox News contributor and nationally recognized radio talk show host Jason Rantz discusses yet another abuse of power that Big Labor Bosses have been allowed, but no one else does. From NRTW.org: Amicus brief in Glacier Northwest argues “Unions need no further exemptions and special legal privileges” and SCOTUS should “scrutinize” existing ones WASHINGTON, DC - The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation today filed an amicus brief at the United States Supreme Court. The brief argues that the High Court should overturn a Washington Supreme Court decision that created a special exemption for union officials and their “more aggressive” members from liability under state tort law when property destruction and vandalism result from union boss-ordered actions.