Steve Forbes

(NRTWC/NRWLDF) National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation

(8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, VA 22151-9988)

[Union workers have NRWLDF Lawyers to help stop forced union dues]

 

Has Led The Fight Against Forced Dues For Over 50 Years

 

"...Court Ordered The Union To Return The Funds To The Objecting Workers"

 

October 21, 2013

 

Dear Sir:

 

I believe I owe it to you to write this letter. Why? Because I'm told that you are one of a few special Americans who has sacrificed very generously over the years to strengthen our country and preserve our precious freedoms.

 

But you've probably been discouraged by the fact that many of your personal goals for America have been thwarted by the tax-and-spend members of Congress and the White House.

 

Why have the proponents of Big Government so often gotten away with sabotaging your efforts? The reason is unknown to most Americans.  

 

Most Americans don't know just how much of Big Labor's cash – seized from workers' paychecks – is funneled back door into buying elections for the union bosses' pet candidates.

 

In 2008 alone, union bosses spent nearly half a billion in direct campaign contributions. And that's just what was reported. You see, it's the unreported cash, which may be as much as two billion dollars this next election, that gives the union bosses their real political clout.

 

Now, the union bosses have vowed to use their forced-dues warchest to keep control of the Senate and take back the House while most members of Congress cringe in fear. That's why I need your immediate help.

 

The fact is, you and I have the tools to stop the union bosses in their tracks.

 

Using a critical Supreme Court precedent won by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, you and I must stop Big Labor from using workers' forced dues to subsidize the union bosses' bid to retain the Senate and take back their majority in the House in the 2014 elections.

 

That's why the Foundation's team of experienced staff attorneys must stand ready to mount a tidal wave of new legal challenges against Big Labor's illegal political spending racket.

 

But this will require resources that the National Right to Work Foundation does not have. That's why the Foundation's President, Mark Mix, asked me to contact you today. There is no time to lose. The devastating effects of the Big Labor forced-unionism agenda backed by President Obama are clear:

 

***     Runaway federal spending and a national debt of more than $16 trillion;

 

***     Discrimination against non-union workers and businesses in hiring and contracts;

 

***     Bailouts, bigger government and bloated bureaucracies;

 

***     Out of touch regulations that strangle U.S. businesses.

 

You and I cannot afford to let Big Labor's far-left agenda prevail in 2014.

 

But, let me explain the battle we face, and why the Foundation so urgently needs your help. As I mentioned before, Big Labor chieftains spent nearly two and a half billion dollars to help their pet candidates in the last two presidential election years.

 

And virtually all of that union boss cash came from forced union fees that workers must pay or be fired from their jobs. Of course, this is spent as so-called "soft" money -- on expensive television attack ads, carefully targeted voter registration, literature drops, phone banks and get-out-the-vote drives. And this spending program is never reported to anyone.

 

At every level of government -- from Congress to the state houses to city councils -- Big Labor is the muscle behind thousands of campaigns.

 

Most outrageously, millions of employees -- under cover of law -- are illegally forced AGAINST THEIR WISHES to pay for this radical electioneering . . . or be fired.

 

And virtually every penny goes to support pro-forced-unionism candidates who can be counted on to rubber stamp union boss demands on the full range of political issues -- throughout their terms of office. Union boss lap dogs.

 

That is why the Supreme Court's Communications Workers v. Beck decision -- which Right to Work Foundation attorneys won and are working to enforce -- is so important to you and all Americans.

 

Under this landmark decision, workers can cut off the forced union dues -- seized as a condition of employment -- used by union bosses to finance their radical political agenda.

 

You see, before the Foundation-won Beck ruling was issued, union bosses spent forced union dues virtually without constraint.

 

But when Right to Work Foundation attorneys proved that Communications Workers union bosses were using almost 80% of workers' forced-dues cash for purposes other than collective bargaining, the court ordered the union to return the funds to the objecting workers.

 

Union bosses fear that if Americans like you help Foundation attorneys fully enforce this critical decision in the courts, workers could yank hundreds of millions from Big Labor's coffers. That's why I am asking for your immediate help.

 

With Big Labor gearing up for its all-out blitz to sweep the 2014 elections, you and I must act now. The stakes are enormous.

 

If they succeed, they will work hand-in-glove with President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to keep rolling their agenda of more special privileges for Big Labor. That's why I ask that you make your most generous, tax-deductible contribution of $50, $100, $250 or even $500 to the Foundation today.

 

Some people have already given as much as $500 or $1,000. Others have given as little as $15 or $20. I urge you to participate in the only nationwide effort that directly attacks Big Labor's illicit forced-dues political spending.

 

Big Labor is the single most powerful political force propping up forced unionism. That's why the National Right to Work Foundation attacks the very root of Big Labor's power -- the forced payment of union dues which funds an agenda most Americans like you and I oppose.

 

I don't know you well enough to know whether you can afford a gift of $500, $1,000 or even $2,000 to the Foundation today. Or if for you a lesser amount of $50 or $100 is a sacrifice.

 

But I hope and pray you are the kind of American who will join me in this fight. So whether you can give $50 or $100 -- or $1,000 or $2,000 -- whatever you can afford, please be as generous as you can. Please act right away (NRWLDF, 8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, VA 22151-9988).

 

Sincerely,

Steve Forbes

 

P.S.    The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is preparing to go all out and directly attack Big Labor's forced-dues political spending.

 

Please demonstrate your support today by rushing your most generous, tax-deductible gift of $50, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or more in the enclosed postage-paid envelope.

 

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(Sample)

Dear Steve:

 

With Big Labor's multi-billion dollar forced-dues political war machine, you and I must not let the union bosses ram their forced-unionism agenda down our throats.

 

I want to support the Right to Work Foundation's precedent-setting legal efforts because it attacks the very root of Big Labor's power. Enclosed is my most generous, tax-deductible contribution; so you can put it to work immediately (NRWLDF, 8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, VA 22151-9988).

 

NOT PRINTED OR MAILED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE

All contributions are Tax Deductible.

(NRWLDF) National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation • 8001 Braddock RoadSpringfield, Virginia 22160

 

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Rand Paul

United States Senator

 

(NRTWC) Has Led The Fight Against Forced Dues For Over 50 Years

 

National Right to Work Act (S. 204/H.R.946)

 

Monday Morning

 

Dear Sir:

 

Enclosed are petitions to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker John Boehner, your Senators and your Congressman.

 

It's vital that you sign and return your petitions immediately. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Barack Obama and the Big Labor bosses are about to go ballistic.

 

You see, the National Right to Work Act (S. 204/H.R.946) [NRTWC; workplacechoice.org] has been introduced to repeal forever Big Labor's power to force workers to pay union dues in order to work.

 

So the union lobbyists, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and the allies are going to use every trick in the book to bury the National Right to Work Act. And they want to do it as quietly as possible.

 

The union kingpins (and their water-carriers in Congress) can't afford the consequences of having their coercive privileges publicly debated and voted on in Congress! They don't want the American people to know that:

 

***     Millions of workers are forced to surrender part of every paycheck to keep their jobs.

 

This cash funds violent "organizing" drives, a limousine lifestyle for union bigwigs, and bankrolls radical, tax-and-spend politicians like Barack Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.

 

***     Big Labor's power is deadly to millions of small businesses.

 

Big Labor politicians and Obama-stacked bureaucracies are strangling small businesses with confiscatory taxes, destructive laws and straitjacket regulations.

 

***     Forced unionism exports millions of good jobs overseas.

 

Productivity-killing work rules, workplace class warfare, slowdowns, "sick-outs" and strikes, all have taken their crippling toll, closing the doors of many businesses -- for good.

 

In the fight for a National Right to Work law, opponents of forced unionism will face a showdown against the full might of Big Labor.

 

That's why it's vital that you act at once to ignite massive public support for a National Right to Work bill. Now is the time to act.

 

By the time the Right to Work Act comes up for a vote, every member of Congress must realize the eyes of the American people will be watching.

 

National opinion polls all show that nearly 80% of the American people think it's wrong to force workers to pay union dues under the threat of being fired if they don't pay!

 

And it's critical the National Right to Work Committee, who has led the fight against forced dues for over 50 years, has your help in demonstrating that to Congress.

 

If the public's attention is fixed on this battle, Congress will be forced to recognize -- or defy to its peril -- the massive public opposition to compulsory unionism.

 

Then we'll see who dares to stand with Big Labor . . . and who stands with freedom and the American people.

 

So please sign and return the [requested] enclosed petitions to Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, your Senators and Congressman immediately to demonstrate to Congress and the national media the strong support for Right to Work. It's all part of the National Right to Work Committee's five-part plan to pass a National Right to Work law:

 

     Run TV and radio ads targeting swing votes in key states and districts. 

 

     Place full-page newspaper ads coast to coast, explaining to the American people what's at stake.

 

     Contact directly by mail up to 10 million supporters urging them to demand their Senators and Congressmen vote for the National Right to Work Act (S. 204/H.R. 946).

 

     Brief personally the hundreds of favorable columnists, radio talk show hosts and editorial writers nationwide who can help mobilize public opinion.

 

     Crank up massive phone banks in the days before the vote to really make Congress feel the heat.

 

It's critical in this battle that Congress hears loud and clear from the nearly 80% of Americans who support Right to Work. Of course, Congress may choose to obey Big Labor bosses rather than the majority of their constituents. That's their choice.

 

But time and again, when politicians defied the public and voted for forced unionism, they've paid the price with the end of their political careers!

 

Of course, this whole effort will be very expensive. An all-out media and direct-mail blitz to mobilize massive public pressure on Congress will be the key to success.

 

To pay for the expensive ads, mailings, phone banks and other efforts, it's urgent you send a special contribution to the National Right to Work Committee today.

 

Will you make a generous contribution of $1,000, $500, $250, $100, $50 or $35 to launch the next, crucial phase for ultimate passage of a National Right to Work law?

 

It's vital you act immediately to put the politicians' feet to the fire to bring the National Right to Work Act up for a vote. It would be a crime to let politicians who support compulsory unionism off the hook.

 

Up against the forced-dues fed, billion-dollar might of Big Labor, all the Committee has on its side is truth, public opinion . . . And you!

 

Unlike Big Labor, the National Right to Work Committee doesn't have (or want) the power to force anyone to pay dues. So it has to depend on generous folks like you.

 

Please don't make it easy for Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and Big Labor to bury the National Right to Work Act.

 

Some folks have already sent $500, $1,000 and even more. For others, a contribution of $50 or $100 has been as much as they could afford.

 

Please return the enclosed petitions so we can demonstrate to Congress and the media the strong support for Right to Work.

 

Without your contribution of $1,000, $500, $250, $100, $50 or $35, the National Right to Work Committee won't be able to contact 10 million Americans, place the advertising, staff phone banks or do anything else to put Big Labor on the spot with a public vote on the National Right to Work Act.

 

And if you and I don't press forward now, we may never have a chance like this again. Please help today.

 

Be sure to [request for and] sign and return your petitions to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker John Boehner, your Senators and Congressman, and send your contribution of $1,000, $500, $250, $100, $50 or $35 to the National Right to Work Committee (NRWLDF, 8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, VA 22151-9988).

 

Sincerely,

Rand Paul

United States Senator

 

P.S.    Since most Americans oppose Big Labor's forced-unionism powers, a public debate on a National Right to Work law is Big Labor's (and its water-carriers' in Congress) worst nightmare!

 

So please, sign and return the petitions to Congress and send your contribution of $1,000, $500, $250, $100, $50 or $35 to the National Right to Work Committee today.

 

NOT PRINTED OR MAILED AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE

All contributions are Tax Deductible.

(NRWLDF) National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation • 8001 Braddock RoadSpringfield, Virginia 22160

 

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(Sample)

Petition to

House Speaker John Boehner

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senators

 

Whereas:     The federally-imposed system of compulsory unionism breeds lost jobs, union violence, reduced productivity, higher taxes and union corruption; and

 

Whereas:     Union-label politicians and bureaucrats strangle small businesses with confiscatory taxes, destructive laws and straitjacket regulations; and

 

Whereas:     Nearly 80% of the American people oppose forced union dues; and

 

Whereas:     A National Right to Work law would repeal the federally-imposed power union bosses have to force 11 million American workers to pay union dues and fees just to keep their jobs; and

 

Whereas:     A National Right to Work law means better jobs and greater economic growth, lower unemployment, lower taxes and a competitive advantage for America's workers in the 21S century world economy.

 

Therefore:  In the interests of workers' freedom, more jobs and a strong economy, I urge you to schedule a roll-call vote on the National Right to Work Act.

 

Signed__________________________________

 

City______________________ State__________