Media Advisory National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation For Release: August 30, 2004 Contact: Justin Hakes (703) 770-3317
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Springfield, VA (August 30, 2004) - Spokesmen from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation (a non-profit, charitable organization that provides free legal aid to victims of compulsory unionism abuse) are available for comment and interviews on and around Labor Day regarding politics, workers’ rights, and other issues relating to organized labor.
Foundation spokesmen have been interviewed frequently on national television and radio programs, including The O’Reilly Factor, Buchanan and Press, Special Report with Brit Hume, and CNN, and their writings frequently appear in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Investor’s Business Daily, and numerous other publications. They are prepared to comment on or debate any issues related to the following topics:
· How Big Labor’s political agenda is out of step with many rank-and-file workers’ views;
· Big Labor’s war on the secret ballot election process for choosing whether to unionize, the AFL-CIO’s “litmus test” for candidates this election year;
· Union officials’ unprecedented plans for influencing the 2004 elections with forced union dues and other in-kind support;
· How “campaign finance reform” has allowed union officials to consolidate power under a new “privatized Democrat party” fueled by tens of millions of dollars diverted into secretive “527” political committees;
· The growing support for job-producing Right to Work laws which make union membership strictly voluntary;
· Examples of abuse resulting from forced union membership, union violence, violations of religious freedom, and other violations of employees’ individual rights;
· How teacher union officials have contributed to a decline in public education quality while hampering efforts at reform.
To schedule an interview or for information, call Justin Hakes at 703-770-3317.
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, is assisting over 150,000 employees in nearly 300 cases nationwide. Its web address is www.nrtw.org.
Justin Hakes Assistant Director of Legal Information National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Inc. 8001 Braddock Rd., Suite 600 Springfield, VA 22160 (V) 703.770.3317 (M) 571.243.3637 (F) 703.321.9613 email: jah at nrtw.org http://www.nrtw.org/