Energy Transfer drivers call for NLRB vote to remove Steelworkers union

"Support among us drivers for this Steelworkers union is very low where I work. My colleagues at other locations have said similar things as well. It’s not fair for Steelworkers officials to dictate major things about our work lives when very few drivers at all are union members," stated Fifer. "I filed this petition because I firmly believe that the overwhelming majority of my coworkers don’t think this union represents us, and we hope the NLRB lets us exercise that right without any delays."

National Right to Work Foundation attorneys have recently assisted several worker groups nationwide in removing unwanted USW unions. Worker-filed petitions for union decertification votes have risen over 50% since 2020, according to NLRB data.

Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation, commented, "American workers should not have to accept the ‘representation’ of a union that lacks worker support in the workplace, and more and more workers are standing up to free themselves." He further advocated for the ability to freely vote out a union, a right he believes was jeopardized under previous NLRB leaders. Mix added, "As President Trump seeks new appointees for the NLRB, he should remember that workers all over the country like Mr. Fifer and his colleagues believe they are better off free from union influence, and those workers deserve to have their voices and will respected."