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Ohio Bus Driver Gets OAPSE Forced Dues Refund
Cincinnati, OH (November 12, 2019) — With free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Ripley Union Lewis Huntington School District bus driver Donna Fizer has just won a settlement requiring Ohio Association of Public School Employees/AFSCME Local 4 (OAPSE) union bosses to refund to her dues they seized from her paycheck […]
California math professor wins refunds of illegal dues deductions as more lawsuits are filed
VENTURA, CA – National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys are fighting nationwide in courts to ensure that public sector employees from every walk of life can exercise their First Amendment rights under the Janus v. AFSCME decision, which in 2018 eliminated union dues and fees as a condition of employment for all public sector workers […]
Ignoring Janus Decision, Operating Engineers Force Illegal Fees from California Worker
More than a year after court recognized First Amendment protects state workers from mandatory union payments, IOUE union officials claim forced fees are legal in California Sacramento, CA (October 31, 2019) – A Sacramento County employee has filed an unfair labor practice charge with California’s Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) against the International Union of Operating […]
Foundation Wins $16,000 For New Mexico Workers Under Janus
Albuquerque, N.M. (October 21, 2019) — National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys have won a settlement in a case to protect New Mexico state employees’ rights as recognized in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision last year. As the result of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the Communication Workers […]
Alaska Governor Protects Government Workers’ Janus Rights
Yesterday Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced an executive order to help protect the First Amendment rights of all state employees under the 2018 Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision. Under the new rule, the State of Alaska will deduct union fees only from the paychecks of employees who have filed a waiver with the state […]
Pennsylvania Teachers Pursue Janus Rights
The Keystone state is known for its notoriously powerful unions, including the Pennsylvania State Education Association. Pennsylvania union officials continue to try to keep teachers yoked to forced dues despite the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’s Janus decision. Under the auspices of the Fairness Center, Pennsylvania teachers pursue their Janus rights. Dave Fidlin […]
Teacher Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against LA Teacher Union
UTLA Union Hit with Class Action Lawsuit from Los Angeles Teacher to Halt Unconstitutional Forced Dues Policy Union officials violate hundreds of teachers’ constitutional rights under the Supreme Court Janus decision through “window period” scheme Los Angeles, CA (January 23, 2019) – With free legal aid from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff […]
Ohio AFSCME Backs Down from Janus Rights Lawsuit
National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation Press Release: Ohio Union Bosses Back Down from Class Action Lawsuit Challenging “Window Period” Scheme Designed to Block Workers’ Janus Rights AFSCME union officials quickly settle: rather than litigate, will stop enforcing unconstitutional policy and refund to workers blocked from stopping forced dues Columbus, Ohio (January 24, 2019) […]
Janus Rights Victory
Minnesota Union Bosses Give Up “Window Period” Scheme Designed to Block Worker’s Janus Rights IBEW union officials quickly settle after Minnesota police department employee filed lawsuit to stop forced illegal union dues seizures Brainerd, MN (January 14, 2018) – A federal First Amendment lawsuit brought by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys […]
Attorney for Mark Janus called person who changed the world
What are Janus Rights? The “all-star” attorney who “changed the world” when he argued and won at the Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME answers and explains your related constitutional rights. The audio is taken from a Delaware radio interview with William Messenger, the National Right To Work Attorney who made Mark Janus’ oral arguments before the […]