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AT&T-BellSouth workers in Miami file federal charges against CWA union
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Henry Gonzalez, an AT&T-BellSouth employee in Miami, has filed federal charges against the Communications Workers of America (CWA) union. This marks the third such case in a month where a worker has challenged the union's actions. Gonzalez's charges were lodged with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with legal support from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. He alleges that CWA officials wrongly imposed fines exceeding $5,000 for his decision not to participate in a strike.

Under federal labor law, NLRB holds the authority to enforce rules in the private sector and handle cases of unfair labor practices. According to the law, union officials can only discipline formal union members. Gonzalez claims he resigned from the union before choosing to work during a strike, and as such, should not be subject to union fines.

"Federal labor law and U.S. Supreme Court decisions like NLRB v. General Motors protect workers’ right to freely maintain or end union membership," highlights the significance of workers' freedom to make personal union membership choices.

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Florida's Right to Work laws also offer protection, prohibiting unions from making membership or dues compulsory for private sector workers to retain employment. Unlike in forced-unionism states, workers in Florida have the autonomy to reject financial support for union activities they do not endorse.

Similar charges have been filed recently by two other Miami-based AT&T-BellSouth employees, Sofia Hernaiz and Amanda Marc. They claim unfair labor practices and argue that restrictive "window periods" for dues revocation violate federal law. Hernaiz faces reports of unlawful post-strike discipline, while Marc contests forced financial contributions to unwanted union activities.

Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, commented, "Principled, independent-minded workers at AT&T-BellSouth are increasingly deciding that they will not take CWA union officials’ arbitrary restrictions and coercive ‘discipline’ sitting down...Foundation-backed workers in Florida and across the nation are fighting to reverse this trend."

These cases illustrate ongoing tensions between workers and union practices, highlighting significant debates over union influence and labor rights within the current political climate.

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