Posts Tagged ‘First Amendment’
Foundation attorneys stopped deceptive cycle that kept illegal dues flowing for months
(Source: National Right Work Legal Defense Foundation) Foundation attorneys stopped deceptive cycle that kept illegal dues flowing for months Patricia Whittaker heard ridiculous excuses from IBEW union officials about how they couldn’t honor her Janus rights. But after teaming up with Foundation attorneys, she’s cut off dues to IBEW bosses. CHICAGO, IL – Another 911 operator employed by…
Read MorePuerto Rico Public Workers Defend First Amendment Right to Stop Union Dues Payments in Federal Court Arguments
Two arguments held this week at First Circuit Court of Appeals involve rights under landmark Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court decision
Read MoreCity of Everett Employee Appeals to Washington State PERC in Case Challenging Unconstitutional Money Seizures by AFSCME Officials
City of Everett employer botched handling employee request to cut off dues deductions, AFSCME union officials refuse to return ill-gotten money
Read MoreChicago 911 Operators Notch Another Janus Victory Over IBEW
Patricia Whittaker heard ridiculous excuses from IBEW union officials about how they couldn’t honor her Janus rights. But after teaming up with Foundation attorneys, she’s cut off dues to IBEW bosses.
Read MoreGovernment Union Bosses vs. the First Amendment
State lawmakers can and should act to protect public workers from forced union representation and monopoly bargaining laws.
Read MorePuerto Rico Police Bureau Employees Foil Anti-Janus Scheme
Federal court strikes down discrimination against workers at the Puerto Rico Police Bureau who exercised First Amendment rights
Read MoreJewish CUNY Professors’ Groundbreaking Bid at Supreme Court Challenging Forced Union Association Fully Briefed
Profs challenge NY law forcing them under ‘representation’ of anti-Semitic union officials; seek First Amendment ruling against union coercion of public employees
Read MoreCUNY Professors Launch Landmark SCOTUS Bid to End Forced Union Association
Foundation Legal Director William Messenger, Fairness Center General Counsel Nathan McGrath, and CUNY Professors Mitchell Langbert and Avraham Goldstein seek to establish new protections against forced union association.
Read MoreIBEW Union Bosses Back Down after Attempting to Trap Chicago 911 Operator in Forced Dues in Violation of First Amendment
Rhonda Younkins, a 911 operator employed by the City of Chicago, has just prevailed in her months long legal effort to exercise her right under the First Amendment to stop all union dues payments to IBEW Local 21 union officials.
Read MoreWorker Advocate Testifies Before Congress on Need to Defend Employees Against Increasingly Coercive Union Tactics
Testimony: Biden Labor Board undermining rights of workers opposed to union affiliation, censoring speech critical of unions
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