Category: Janus Rights
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 […]
SEIU Issues its First Janus Rights Case Refund – Two Years of Forced Dues
Oregon Civil Servant Wins First Refund of Forced-Fees under Janus Precedent as SEIU Returns Two Years of Fees SEIU officials forced to settle federal lawsuit and return nearly $3,000 in illegal forced fees as a result of Foundation-won Janus precedent Eugene, OR (July 30, 2018) – A federal First Amendment lawsuit brought by National Right to […]
After Janus victory, Union Bosses Withdraw Challenge to Idaho Right To Work
Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court Victory Leads Union Lawyers to Drop Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Idaho’s Right to Work Law Following the National Right to Work Foundation’s victory in the US Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME decision, International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 370 union officials have withdrawn a case pending at the 9th Circuit Court […]