Category: Janus Rights
McCutcheon v. CWA class action New Mexico Janus Rights lawsuit
from the Albuquerque Journal: A state employee has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging New Mexico and a labor union violated his constitutional rights by deducting union fees from his paycheck over his objection, even after a landmark Supreme Court decision. David McCutcheon, an information technology technician, is asking a federal court to strike down what he […]
Minnesota Parents Want Supreme Court to End Forced SEIU Exclusive Union Representation
Janus Rights clarification? From the Free Beacons’ Bill McMorris: A group of Minnesota parents caring for family members is asking the Supreme Court to help them break away from union representation. On Thursday, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation petitioned the Supreme Court to review Bierman v. Dayton, a case challenging exclusive union representation. The […]
National Right To Work Files Lawsuit in New Jersey to Protect Teachers’ Janus Rights
from NJTV (NPR) New Jersey: “I am not anti-union. I am a team player. I’ve been a teacher for 30 years,” [ Sue Fischer] said. “You have to pay if you join and pay if you don’t join. That was so un-American to us.” In an unprecedented step, the Ocean Township middle school teacher and […]
Washington DC AFSCME Ignoring Janus
From the Washington Times: After the Supreme Court ruled in June that public-sector labor unions couldn’t force nonmembers to pay dues, Mark Smith quickly canceled his membership in American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 2700. But AFSCME said he has to keep paying, at least until his contract ends at the end […]
Supreme Court Ruling Ignored By Employer Transporting Court Employees
As Supreme Court employees are shuttled to and fro on Metro, they may be unaware that DC Metro is ignoring a recent Opinion handed down this year in Janus v. AFSCME. After the National Right to Work argued and won Janus Rights for government employees, they have found it necessary to send a strong letter […]
Ohio Public Employees Challenge Automatic Dues Deductions
From the Columbus Dispatch (Ohio): Two lawsuits challenge automatic dues for public employee unions An individual and a group of public employees filed separate class-action lawsuits in federal court in Columbus challenging “fair share″ union fees deducted from their paychecks. In one suit, Nathaniel Ogle, who has worked for the Ohio Department of Taxation since […]
Pennsylvania Public School Teachers Challenge Unconstitutional Law Authorizing Forced Dues
Citing Janus, Pennsylvania Public School Teachers Ask Federal Court to Strike Down Unconstitutional Law Authorizing Forced Dues Teachers who sued to challenge forced union fees file motion asking court to apply the Supreme Court’s Janus decision to Keystone State law authorizing forced fees Harrisburg, PA (October 9, 2018) – In an ongoing case challenging the constitutionality of mandatory […]
CA Court Employee Forced To Take Employer To Court
California Court Worker Sues State of California and AFSCME Union for Blocking Him from Exercising Janus Rights Court employee resigned and attempted to end all union payments, only to have union officials reject his union resignation and court officials continue seizing dues San Francisco, CA (September 11, 2018) – With free legal assistance by National Right […]
Minnesota Court Employees Win Full Refunds of Forced Union Dues
Minnesota Court Employees Win Full Refunds of Forced Union Dues Seized in Violation of Supreme Court’s Janus Decision Teamsters officials forced to return every dollar, plus interest, of fees seized by the union from the court workers Minneapolis, MN (September 10, 2018) – A federal First Amendment lawsuit brought by National Right to Work Legal […]
CA State Employee Files Class Action per Janus Rights
CA State Employee Files Class Action Lawsuit to Reclaim Forced Union Fees under Janus Precedent Class of 5,000 workers seeks refund of millions of dollars in fees seized by SEIU officials in violation of Supreme Court’s Janus precedent San Jose, CA (August 16, 2018) – National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys have […]