Statement from Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 153 Secretary-Treasurer Richard Lanigan on the NLRB Dismissal of Unfair Labor Charges Filed by the National Right to Work Foundation

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The highly reported unfair labor practice (ULP) charge filed by the National Right to Work Foundation against the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), AFL-CIO has been dismissed by the NLRB on its merits.

The charge concerned an allegation made by an employee of Public Service Electric and Gas in New Jersey that OPEIU stated that he join the union and pay full union dues or be fired and "escorted off the property."

OPEIU Local 153 is very pleased that the NLRB supported its position.

ABOUT OPEIU

The Office and Professional Employees International Union represents more than 105,000 members in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. OPEIU represents employees and independent contractors in banking and credit unions, insurance, higher education, shipping, hospitals, medical clinics, utilities, transportation, hotels, administrative offices and more.

Professional organizations and Guilds affiliated with OPEIU are a diverse group that includes nurses, pharmacists, insurance agents, appraisers, podiatrists, clinical social workers, minor league baseball umpires, teachers and helicopter pilots.

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