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    National Right to Work

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    National Right to Work Committee
    National Right to Work Logo.jpg
    Basic facts
    Location:Springfield, Virginia
    Type:501(c)(4)
    Affiliation:Nonpartisan
    Top official:Mark Mix
    Founder(s):Fred A. Hartley
    Year founded:1955
    Website:Official website
    Promoted policies
    Labor and unions
    Budget
    2013:$11,071,587
    2012:$16,236,323
    2011:$12,267,849
    2010:$14,971,791


    The National Right to Work Committee is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that works for legislation against what it calls "compulsory unionism," when employment is contingent upon joining a labor union.[1]

    History and Mission[edit]

    According to the NRTWC website, the organization has three specific objectives:[1]

    “
    • Working to secure roll-call votes on and, at the soonest possible time, enact legislation to repeal the federal labor law provisions that authorize the firing of workers who refuse to pay union-boss tribute and prevent the forced unionization of additional public employees and farm workers.
    • Safeguarding Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act (that section of the national labor law which reaffirms the right of states to have Right to Work laws).
    • Helping state organizations to promote, enact and protect state Right to Work laws.[2]
    		 ”

    NRTWC lobbying is largely responsible for a number of proposed pieces of legislation in the House and Senate. The most recent instance was the Jan. 28, 2015, introduction of HR 612, the National Right-to-Work Act. The proposed legislation reads: "Amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act to repeal those provisions that permit employers, pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that is a union security agreement, to require employees to join a union as a condition of employment (including provisions permitting railroad carriers to require, pursuant to such an agreement, payroll deduction of union dues or fees as a condition of employment)."[3]

    National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation[edit]

    NRTWC is related to the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, a nonprofit group that "provides free legal aid to employees suffering from compulsory unionism abuse."[1] The Legal Defense Foundation does not engage in legislative activities. Rather, it attempts to sway public labor policy through the legal system. The Legal Defense Foundation's website lists a number of United States Supreme Court cases that the organization has worked on, including the following:

    • Abood v. Detroit Board of Education (1977)
    • Chicago Teachers Union v. Hudson (1986)
    • Davenport v. Washington Education Association (2007)
    • Mulhall v. UNITE HERE Local 355 (2012)
    • Harris v. Quinn (2014)[4]

    See also[edit]

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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National Right to Work Committee, "About Us," accessed April 28, 2015
    2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    3. ↑ U.S. Congress, "H.R.612 - National Right-to-Work Act," accessed April 28, 2015
    4. ↑ National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, "Foundation Supreme Court Cases," accessed May 7, 2015
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