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Puerto Rico Public Workers Defend First Amendment Right to Stop Union Dues Payments in Federal Court Arguments

Posted on November 5, 2025October 31, 2025 by Staff

Two arguments held this week at First Circuit Court of Appeals involve rights under landmark Janus v. AFSCME U.S. Supreme Court decision

City of Everett Employee Appeals to Washington State PERC in Case Challenging Unconstitutional Money Seizures by AFSCME Officials

Posted on October 28, 2025October 25, 2025 by Staff

City of Everett employer botched handling employee request to cut off dues deductions, AFSCME union officials refuse to return ill-gotten money

Chicago 911 Operators Notch Another Janus Victory Over IBEW

Posted on April 10, 2025April 4, 2025 by Staff

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.

Government Union Bosses vs. the First Amendment

Posted on April 8, 2025April 4, 2025 by Staff

State lawmakers can and should act to protect public workers from forced union representation and monopoly bargaining laws.

Puerto Rico Police Bureau Employees Foil Anti-Janus Scheme

Posted on February 13, 2025February 11, 2025 by Staff

Federal court strikes down discrimination against workers at the Puerto Rico Police Bureau who exercised First Amendment rights

Jewish CUNY Professors’ Groundbreaking Bid at Supreme Court Challenging Forced Union Association Fully Briefed

Posted on January 15, 2025January 28, 2025 by Staff

Profs challenge NY law forcing them under ‘representation’ of anti-Semitic union officials; seek First Amendment ruling against union coercion of public employees

CUNY Professors Launch Landmark SCOTUS Bid to End Forced Union Association

Posted on October 22, 2024October 18, 2024 by Staff

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.

IBEW Union Bosses Back Down after Attempting to Trap Chicago 911 Operator in Forced Dues in Violation of First Amendment

Posted on July 5, 2024July 5, 2024 by Staff

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.

Worker Advocate Testifies Before Congress on Need to Defend Employees Against Increasingly Coercive Union Tactics

Posted on June 4, 2024May 26, 2024 by Staff

Testimony: Biden Labor Board undermining rights of workers opposed to union affiliation, censoring speech critical of unions

Foundation Files SCOTUS Brief Defending Alaska’s Protections Against Forced Union Dues

Posted on October 10, 2023October 11, 2023 by Staff

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Alaska v. Alaska State Employees Association. The brief supports the State of Alaska’s attempt to safeguard public sector workers’ First Amendment right to refrain from paying dues to a union they disapprove of. This right was […]