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Foundation Action releases July/August 2024 newsletter

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Alyssa K. Hazelwood | Staff Attorney (2016-Present) | NRTWLD&EF, Inc

All articles from the May/June 2024 issue of Foundation Action are now available online.

The newsletter features several notable stories. California farmworkers have initiated a campaign against what they describe as a "lie-ridden union ‘card check’". Workers at Dependable Highway Express have successfully ousted Teamsters Union officials. Additionally, foundation-backed workers are pushing back against coercive tactics by UAW bosses.

A security guard has won a groundbreaking 'Janus' religious accommodation case. Employees of Kroger in Michigan and Ohio are challenging UFCW’s forced-dues-for-politics schemes. Finally, an MIT graduate student has charged a 'Marxist' union with illegal forced dues for political activities.

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