Democrats Targeting States to Repeal Right to Work Laws

Wow, this is alarming!

Nevada has a Democratic trifecta this year, and Virginia is barely a divided government, with a Democratic governor and slim one-seat Republican majorities in both chambers of the Virginia Legislature.

Things are not looking good for labor reforms and worker freedom if these states end up upending the right-to-work laws currentlyu in place

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This is not a drill, Arthur.  Union bosses are launching an all-out assault against the two states crucial to destroying Right to Work across the nation.. Their plan is to ram through the repeal of Right to Work laws in Nevada and Virginia this year as part of their roadmap to capture control of Congress and the White House in 2020.  That’s because union bosses are salivating over the HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars they could arm their candidates with in 2020 by repealing these two Right to Work laws.  To make matters worse, union bosses will use this momentum to catapult attacks on EVERY Right to Work law in the country.  In fact The Nation, a propaganda news outlet for union bosses, recently boasted the attacks, “will inspire more Democrats in that state and nationwide” to overturn Right to Work laws.  But mark my words, your Committee is not about to let that happen.  Please read Mark's message below IMMEDIATELY -- it briefs you on everything we have lined up to stop Big Labor dead in their tracks.  Then, please pitch in right away with your most generous contribution of $10, $25 or more.  Our strength to fight only comes from supporters like you.  So please, grant us the resources we need to hold firm at this hour with a quick contribution right away.  Sincerely,  Greg Mourad Vice President, National Right to Work Committee From: Mark Mix [mark.mix@nrtwcommittee.org]  To: Greg Mourad [greg@nrtwcommittee.org]  Subject: HORRIBLE NEWS Dear Arthur,  I have horrible news.  And it requires your IMMEDIATE action.  As I write you this email, union bosses are preparing an all-out assault to repeal Right to Work laws in two key states!  Union bosses captured control of the state legislature and Governor's mansion in Nevada last fall and are also potentially three or four votes shy of full repeal in Virginia.  They're licking their chops to the tune of potentially HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars flowing back into their forced-dues for politics coffers.  In fact, repealing state Right to Work laws is part of their plan to seize control of Congress and the White House in 2020. To make matters worse, your Committee's resources are depleted after our 4-pronged issue-discussion battle plan exposed union bosses' candidates and allies in the Senate to the nearly 80% of Americans who oppose forced-unionism. . .  . . . torpedoing Big Labor's plans to take control of the U.S. Senate.  In this nightmare scenario, I can't help but be reminded of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolution.  You see, Colonial forces were in a prime tactical position atop the hill as British troops stormed the terrain.  And despite being outnumbered and outgunned, Colonial soldiers fought back two massive assaults and the British empire was forced to retreat after each wave.  Then, just as victory was within reach, the colonists faced an ammunition shortage.  Colonial forces were forced to resort to throwing rocks and swinging their muskets as the British troops charged the hill and captured the high ground.  Just like the Colonial troops on Bunker Hill, your Committee is in a tactical position to defeat Big Labor's efforts in both states.  But it will require a tremendous effort by your Committee.  And without additional funding, I'm afraid we could face the same outcome as Bunker Hill with Big Labor storming the state capitols and snatching victory in the eleventh hour.  I refuse to let that happen.  That's why I established an Emergency Right to Work Defense Fund so your Committee can fight back right away.  Arthur, I'm counting on you to come through with an emergency donation of $50 immediately.  I know that may be asking for quite a lot.  But if we're forced to scale back now, we may face defeat -- just like the Colonial troops on Bunker Hill.  If $50 is too much at this time, please consider helping us defend Right to Work with $25 or at least $10.  Your contribution will be rushed right away to bolster our proven tactics and defensive battle plans -- so whatever amount you give, please give immediately.  You see, the media hyped up a so-called “blue wave” for Big Labor's hand-picked candidates on election night.  Yet many union bosses were shocked after the number of Right to Work pledged supporters actually increased in the U.S. Senate.  But now union bosses are out for revenge.  Fueled by the BILLIONS of dollars American workers are forced to fork over, Big Labor is scheming to ram through the repeal of Right to Work laws in Nevada and Virginia.  Union bosses are salivating over the thought of forcing workers in these key states to cough up hundreds of millions of dollars for Big Labor's forced-dues for politics scheme.  We simply can't let that happen.  It's crucial we allocate our resources to double-down on our proven programs.  But without additional funding, your Committee may be forced to scale back -- allowing Big Labor to waltz through the state house demanding full repeal of Right to Work.  That's why I'm hoping you'll help us defend Right to Work with an emergency contribution right away.  Your most generous contribution will directly fuel our efforts to defend Right to Work.  And your support couldn't be more crucial than at this very moment as we battle against Big Labor.  As we've seen in the states where we passed Right to Work laws over the last few years, Big Labor will unleash a fury of protests and dirty tactics.  West Virginia's capitol was packed with union bosses seeking to defeat our quest for worker freedom.  But that was nothing compared to the avalanche of protests when Right to Work was passed in Wisconsin.  In Michigan, teacher union militants staged "sick-outs" across the state to flood Lansing with intimidating protests.  And no one can forget when Big Labor's politicians fled Indiana for nearly six weeks -- just to block a simple vote on the Right to Work bill.  Arthur, if this is how union bosses respond when threatened with passage of Right to Work, imagine how they will act during an opportunity to repeal it.  But thanks to generous contributions from supporters like you, Arthur, the Committee was able to defeat Big Labor's intimidation tactics before.  If union bosses are successful in repealing just one Right to Work state law, not only could more state laws fall like dominos . . .  . . . But I'm afraid it could also stall our momentum to pass the National Right to Work Act in Congress.  That's why your emergency contribution of $50 is so important. With the stakes this high, I'm really hoping you're able to dig deep and come through with $50 right away.  I realize that may be more than you've given to the National Right to Work Committee before.  But if that's too much right now, please consider $25 or at least $10.  At this very moment, your Committee must expand the final phases of our proven mobilization plan designed to put pressure on key legislators who could control the fate of state Right to Work laws.  If funds allow, the Committee will:

*** Double-down on deploying email alerts and phone calls into targeted districts in the final days before the vote; *** Grow our team of key staff to personally brief editorial writers, columnists and radio talk show hosts; *** Expand our state-of-the-art digital campaign through Google and Facebook, allowing us to reach tens of thousands of Right to Work supporters to urge their Representatives to defend Right to Work.

But none of this will be possible without your generous financial support.  And time's running out.  That's why your action is needed IMMEDIATELY.  So please consider an emergency donation of $50, $25, or at least $10 right away.  You see, repealing even just one state Right to Work law would ignite a tidal wave of momentum for Big Labor.  MILLIONS of dollars will be RIPPED from the hands of the workers who earned it and put into the coffers of union bosses to elect and re-elect their hand-picked candidates in 2020.  So you can be sure the union bosses will fire everything they have to expand their forced-dues power.  That's because Big Labor needs the power of compulsory unionism and the BILLIONS of dollars American workers are forced to fork over.  If your Committee defeats Big Labor, the union bosses' attempts at blocking the National Right to Work Act and seizing control of Congress and the White House in 2020 will be much more difficult.  And, believe me, they know it.  That's why union militants and their lackeys are feverishly scheming to repeal state Right to Work laws and expand their government-granted forced-dues power and kill Right to Work.  Without additional funding, I'm afraid your Committee could strike out in Nevada and Virginia.  That's why your emergency donation today is urgently needed.  Can I count on you for an urgent contribution of $50, $25 or at least $10 to fuel your Committee's Emergency Right to Work Defense Fund?  Arthur, your support is vital to really turn up the heat -- with phone calls, email and Internet ads, radio, even TV ads if funding permits -- to inform Americans about the effects of Right to Work and where the legislators stand.  With your help, my staff and I will be able to mobilize the majority of Americans who oppose forced unionism to stop Big Labor's attempts to scare wavering legislators into voting to repeal Right to Work.  But these bills could be ready to move any day now.  So it's vital you act at once to beat back Big Labor's attempts to repeal Right to Work.  I hope you'll consider an emergency contribution of $50, $25 or at least $10 right away.  Sincerely,  Mark Mix President National Right to Work Committee P.S. Big Labor is preparing an all-out assault to repeal Right to Work laws in Nevada and are potentially just three votes away from repeal in Virginia.  If successful, HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars will be ripped from the hands of the workers who earned it and earmarked for Big Labor's plans to capture control of Congress and the White House in 2020.  I refuse to let that happen.  That's why I've created an Emergency Right to Work Defense Fund to fuel your Committee's tried and true programs against Big Labor's repeal efforts.  I need your immediate help to fund our efforts right away.  Arthur, I'm counting on you to come through with an emergency donation of $50 immediately.  If that's too much at this time, please help us block Big Labor's attempts to defeat Right to Work with an emergency donation of $25 or at least $10.  The National Right to Work Committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, single-purpose citizens' organization dedicated to combating compulsory unionism through an aggressive program designed to mobilize public opposition to compulsory unionism and, at the same time, enlist public support for Right to Work legislation. The Committee's mailing address is 8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, Virginia 22160. The Committee can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-325-7892. Its web address is www.nrtwc.org Not produced or e-mailed at taxpayer expense.  To help the National Right to Work Committee grow, please forward this to a friend. To view as a web page, please click this link: view online.

Right To Work Foundation Launching Another Attack on Public Sector Union Bullying (Bierman v. Dayton)

Janus v. AFSMCE was not the silver bullet which I had hoped it would be.

The Supreme Court decision has outlined that public sector unions can no longer force people to pay into a union which they have not joined.

But now individual workers and their supporting organizations need to force these unions to comply with the ruling. They need to ensure that individuals can choose to join other unions as well as choose not to join a union at all.

Check out what they are working on now:

Arthur, this is incredible. 

The Union Bosses are trembling at the thought of your Foundation's next case reaching the Supreme Court. 

For the first time, one of Big Labor's most powerful lobbying weapons could be challenged at the Supreme Court. 

They call it "collective bargaining." 

But it's more accurately named monopoly bargaining, and this coercive scheme is used to divert government budgets into Big Labor's coffers, and raise your taxes to pay for it. 

Fortunately, that may be about to change. 

In just a few days, your Foundation can make history with a case asking the Supreme Court to, for the first time, examine the constitutionality of this scheme. 

A gavel landing on the right side of Bierman v. Dayton would free thousands of workers from union boss control, and even swing open the door to end public sector monopoly bargaining nationwide. 

With the union bosses' primary lobbying weapon off the table, their power to bludgeon politicians into backing Big Labor's schemes would dwindle away. 

So it's no surprise the union bosses are PETRIFIED. 

In fact, you can be sure they're already plotting to run every dirty trick in the book to halt your Foundation's effort to free tens of thousands of workers from union monopoly ranks and restore their First Amendment rights. 

That's why I'm coming to you right now. 

Will you chip in $25 to punch through Big Labor's roadblocks and see this case through to the Supreme Court? 

The first hurdle to cross is filing our writ of certiorari.

But with the filing deadline just days away, your Foundation is scrambling to ensure we have the necessary resources to guarantee our petition has the best chance of being granted. 

It takes an entire team of your Foundation's experienced attorneys to put forth the best legal argument for the Supreme Court to ultimately rule Big Labor's monopoly bargaining powers as incompatible with the First Amendment. 

And that's not all. 

A potential U.S. Supreme Court case of this importance involves thousands of hours of legal research, drafting of briefs, responding to union arguments, coordinating of amicus briefs, and staging multiple moot court hearings to polish the arguments to be presented to the Supreme Court Justices. 

Foundation staff attorneys are already working hard to make sure they're ready for anything union lawyers throw our way. 

But the expenses are soaring. 

We know from past experiences and victories that legal costs can skyrocket amidst a heated battle at the Supreme Court. 

In fact, we've seen federal judges rule the cost of attorney fees to be well over $1 million for similar cases. 

And now that the opening rounds of this Supreme Court showdown are being chambered and aimed, union boss lawyers are scheming to launch a slew of dirty legal tricks to encourage the Supreme Court to reject our appeal. 

You see, every curveball Big Labor throws at the Foundation-backed Bierman case will drain more of our resources. 

That's why it's crucial your National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation reaches our Supreme Court Victory Fund goal of $120,000 by the upcoming Thursday night deadline. 

I hope you'll help us close the gap with a generous and tax-deductible donation of $15, $25, $50 or more right away. 

I really appreciate your support in this major Supreme Court case brought by your National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. 

So please contribute below: 

Pitch in $15 immediately >>> 

Pitch in $25 immediately >>> 

Pitch in $50 immediately >>> 

Pitch in $75 immediately >>> 

Pitch in $100 immediately >>> 

Sincerely, 

Mark Mix 
President, National Right to Work 


Public sector unions need to face pressure like never before. Their power is still unprecedented in a number of states, and the people who are footing the bills for their excessive privilege have a right to relief!

Oregon State Employee the First to Receive Return of Forced Union Dues

The Janus decision is just now sinking in for the public sector unions.

They are dragging their feet, but more members are asking for their dues back. Teachers, public safety officers, and other public workers have chosen to leave their unions.

They don't serve their workers, so people are best serving themselves by leaving.

And in Oregon, the first public employee on record broke away from her public sector union and got all her dues back:

Oregon public employee gets first refund of union fees after Janus ruling

An employee at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has won the first refund of mandatory union fees stemming from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that public employees cannot be required to pay unions dues or fees if they opt out of membership.

Debora Nearman filed a lawsuit in April challenging the mandatory union costs as a condition of her employment at the agency. After the Janus decision was issued June 27, the Service Employees International Union Local 503 moved to settle the case and return more than two years of fees to Nearman, or $2,959.81.

Imagine if every public employee in the Service Employees International Union filed lawsuits against their union. They would go belly up in a matter of weeks!

Nearman, the wife of Oregon Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence, said the SEIU actively opposed her husband's election efforts, forming a political action committee and spending some $53,000 to campaign against him, including distributing disparaging fliers.

Not only is that employee in the fish and fame business, but she is married to an elected official, and the union actively opposed her husband's election. Can anyone imagine being in such a situation in which a portion of their paycheck is taken away, and that money attacks their spouse?

Nearman also said she is a devout Catholic and strongly opposes SEIU's position on abortion and its financial support of pro-choice political candidates and legislation. Finally, she said, SEIU takes policy positions that conflict with her political beliefs, including its support of a ballot measure that sought to impose a gross receipts tax on corporations. The SEIU spent millions lobbying in support of Measure 97, which was ultimately defeated.

That's the whole argument. The free rider argument was a false argument, since millions of interests and groups argue for issues that we care about, and none of us pay anything for them to do what they do.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision ended a provision in Oregon and 21 other states that required public employees to pay what's known as "fair share" fees as a condition of their employment, even if they opted out of union membership. The fees are supposed to cover bargaining and contract administration, including handling grievances.

For eight years, the American people listened to President Obama talk about making other people pay their fair share. Now working people are getting their fair share back from the abusive, bullying, yet useless public sector unions which stole the money from working people.

"Nearman's refund represents the first of what should ultimately be hundreds of millions of dollars or even more returned to public employees for union fees seized from them in violation of the First Amendment," Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Foundation, said in a news release.

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is handling some 200 other cases across the country, including a class-action lawsuit in California by 30,000 state employees, Patrick Semmens, the group's vice president, told the Associated Press.

Wow! A class action lawsuit of this size, and in California, could yield unprecedented dividends not just for frustrated workers, but for the frustrated citizenry which pays more in taxes, and sees less in services rendered from the California state legislature and bureaucracy.

If the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of the plaintiffs in the California case, they stand to be refunded more than $100 million, Semmens estimated.

WOW! This is huge!

Union advocates say public employees recognize the benefits of union membership and will continue to support them.

SEIU's settlement with Nearman was explicit that the union has not admitting wrongdoing and was settling "for no other reason" than "to avoid the expense and inconvenience of further proceedings."

Keep telling yourself that, SEIU, and watch as they go bankrupt for good.

Get the National Right To Work Act Up for Vote in Congress!

Arthur, This is important. In the next several months, Big Labor will attempt to take over BOTH the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in one fell swoop. They are unleashing a multi-billion-dollar attack in a furious endeavor to elect their handpicked politicians. But you and I can torpedo Big Labor's plans... ...by exposing forced-dues partisans in Congress to the nearly 80% of Americans who know compulsory unionism is just plain wrong. Roll call votes on the National Right to Work Act (H.R. 785 & S. 545) will do just that. And as you know, nothing in Washington moves unless it's pushed. That's why your Committee's Cosponsor Blitz designed to pressure Congress to vote on and pass the National Right to Work Act is so important. And a generous donor has graciously agreed to match donations towards Sunday's fundraising deadline. So now is the time to turn the heat up full-blast!   Can you rush in at least $10 before Sunday's deadline? LIMITED TIME MATCHING GRANT Rush in $10 >> Rush in $25 >> Rush in $50 >> Rush in $100 >> Rush in $250 >>   Thank you, Arthur. -- National Right to Work Committee