Category: Janus Rights
National Employee Freedom Week: Time to Build on Janus by Ending Injustice of Forced Union Monopoly ‘Representation’
Foundation’s 2018 Supreme Court victory protects public workers’ right not to fund union they oppose, but union officials can still ‘speak for’ dissident workers
Union Bosses Caught Red-Handed Illegally Taking Dues from Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Teacher
California union officials backed off anti-Janus dues deductions from Camino Nuevo Charter Academy educators after Foundation took action.
Puerto Rico Police Bureau Employees Hit Union and Bureau with Federal Lawsuit for Illegally Denying Healthcare Benefits
Union officials had Puerto Rico Police Bureau rescind benefit after employees exercised their First Amendment right to abstain from formal union membership & dues Eight civilian employees of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) are suing the Union of Organized Civilian Employees and their employer for illegally retaliating against them for the exercise of their […]
Jonathan Savas and Other Orange County Lifeguards Push for Rehearing of First Amendment Challenge to CSLEA Union Scheme
Restrictions on Jonathan Savas and other Orange County Lifeguards will trap them in CSLEA union membership and dues…
South Jersey Bus Drivers Hit IFPTE Union with Federal Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Dues Seizures from Wages
Drivers tried to end IFPTE dues deductions from paychecks in January 2022 in accordance with documents they signed, but union kept taking money – leading to lawsuit
At Ninth Circuit, Las Vegas Police Officer Defends First Amendment Right to Stop Funding Unwanted Union
Foundation staff attorneys just filed the final brief in a Las Vegas police officer’s federal lawsuit defending her First Amendment right to abstain from union dues deductions.
Suit Spotlights Inequity of Monopoly Bargaining
Despite Janus, three CUNY plaintiffs who have resigned from the PSC are still being forced to bankroll it today.
Biden High Court Pick: Big Labor’s Go-To Judge
Last spring, just three months after taking office, Mr. Biden nominated Judge Jackson for a seat on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals…
CEA Union Officials Back Down after Teacher Exercises Rights
CEA Union officials tried to limit educator’s First Amendment right to abstain from union financial support to arbitrary “escape period”
Court Rejects Union Attempt to Dismiss Cuyahoga County Officer Kimberly Warren’s First Amendment Challenge to FOP Union Dues Deductions
Kimberlee Warren has just defeated an attempt by FOP union officials to shut down her case regarding her asserting her First Amendment Rights.