National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation

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The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a non-profit, independent and charitable organization. It provides free legal assistance to employees whose civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism.

The National Right to Work Foundation was established in 1968. It is a public Foundation that operates under the tax-exempt status of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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[edit] Administration

  • Mark Mix, President
  • Stefan Gleason, Vice President
  • Raymond LaJeunesse, Jr., Vice President and Legal Director

[edit] Right-to-Work Principle

Right-to-work laws are statutes enforced in twenty-two U.S. States, allowed under provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act, which prohibit trade unions from making membership or payment of dues or "fees" a condition of employment, either before or after hire.

The National Right to Work Foundation operates under this guiding principle that no person should be forced to pay tribute to a union just to get or keep a job.

[edit] U.S. Supreme Court Cases

[edit] 1977-Abood v. Detroit Board of Education

[edit] 1984-Ellis v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, et al.

[edit] 1985-Pattern Makers v. National Labor Relations Board

[edit] 1986-Chicago Teachers Union v. Hudson

[edit] 1988-Communications Workers of America v. Beck

[edit] 1991-Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Association

[edit] 1998-Air Line Pilots Association v. Miller

[edit] 1998-Marquez v. Screen Actors Guild (SAG)

[edit] 2000-Prescott v. County of El Dorado

[edit] 2007-Davenport v. Washington Education Association

[edit] pending-Locke et al. v. Karass et al., No. 07-610

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