Union lawyers are desperate to undo Indiana's newly-enacted Right to Work law,
hoping their spurious lawsuits will send a wrecking ball through all 23 state
Right to Work laws across the country.
In one of their most absurd arguments, the union lawyers actually contend that
Right to Work -- which simply allows workers to choose for themselves whether
they want to join or financially support a union -- violates the U.S. Constitution's prohibition on slavery.
Up is down, left is right, freedom is slavery.
That's why your National Right to Work Foundation is fighting back.
As you may recall, last month, Foundation attorneys moved to file an amicus brief for a group of
independent-minded Indiana workers in federal court in support of their
newly-enacted Right to Work freedoms.
And last week, in another union legal challenge in state court, two clients of
Foundation attorneys filed an amicus
brief to support the Right to Work law.
But I'm afraid I may need your help to make sure their voices are heard.
It's vital that the state of Indiana -- led by Governor Mitch Daniels and
Attorney General Greg Zoeller -- holds nothing back to defend Indiana's popular
and duly-enacted Right to Work law.
Let me tell you why I'm concerned.
You see so far, the state of Indiana has remained silent on the independent
workers' friend of the court brief.
Support from Attorney General Greg Zoeller could go a long way toward making
sure their voices are heard.
That's why I'm asking you to sign an Open Letter to Attorney
General Zoeller urging him to defend Indiana's popular new
Right to Work law with full force and to publicly support the independent
workers' arguments.
It's crucial the court hears the perspective of these workers as a reminder
about what this fight is all about: Protecting the freedom of association of
workers.
Moreover, Foundation attorneys have successfully defended state Right to Work
laws in the past, most recently in Oklahoma.
Not only that, in the Foundation-won Davenport
v. Washington Education Association (2007) decision, the United
States Supreme Court reiterated that, as the Court had originally decided in
1949, Right to Work laws are constitutional.
Union bosses know that for decades the courts have upheld Right to Work laws
while acknowledging the fundamental conflict between compulsory unionism and
freedom of association.
And they hope that by dragging out the battle in Indiana, they will also
suppress the growing Right to Work movements in other states like New Hampshire
and Montana.
That's why it's vital we continue to aggressively defend Indiana's Right to
Work law every step of the way.
It's also vital the state of Indiana holds nothing back in defense of the Right
to Work law -- including supporting the brave workers who are standing up to
Big Labor as a friend of the court.
So please, sign your Open Letter
to Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller right away.
But most importantly, please act right away by signing your
Open Letter.
Sincerely,
Mark Mix
