Posts Tagged ‘First Amendment rights’
United Airlines’ Arthur Baisley Challenges IAM Union Political “Opt-out”
Baisley is urging the Court to hear his federal class-action civil rights case contesting a dues arrangement imposed by International Association of Machinists (IAM) union officials.
Read MoreCuyahoga County Probation Officer Hits Union with Federal Lawsuit for Years of Unconstitutional Dues Seizures
From the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Website: Union officials took full union dues from nonmember officer without consent, then ignored requests to return illegally-seized money Cleveland, OH (August 25, 2021) – Cuyahoga County probation officer Kimberlee Warren is suing the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) union in her workplace, charging union officials with…
Read MoreChicago Educators Push for Supreme Court Review of Anti-Janus Schemes
Plaintiff and Chicago Public Schools teacher Ifeoma Nkemdi called CTU union militants’ retaliation against her “a dishonor to the profession of education.”
Read MoreTX Airline Employee Urges High Court to Take Up Forced-Dues-for-Politics Challenge
Arthur Baisley, a United Airlines employee in Texas, filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case against IAM union bosses.
Read MoreUC Irvine Lab Assistant Sues Union over Violation of First Amendment
A University of California Irvine lab assistant has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the university and the UPTE union, a CWA affiliate.
Read MoreChicago Teachers’ Supreme Court Petition Supported by 16 States
Amicus support is pouring in from around the country for a U.S. Supreme Court petition filed by two Chicago public school teachers
Read MoreEducators File Lawsuit Against Union for Trapping Them in Dues
The lawsuit challenges a union boss-created “escape period” scheme that blocks educators from terminating dues deductions from their paychecks…
Read MoreNJ Teachers Ask Supreme Court to Hear First Amendment Challenges to Union Schemes Trapping Public Employees in Dues Payments
Multiple cases headed to High Court seeking ruling against arrangements that violate workers’ rights under 2018 Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision
Read MoreRight to Work Celebrates Third Anniversary of Janus Ruling
June 25, 2021 marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME ruling that protects public sector worker rights.
Read MorePuerto Rico Workers Ask Court to Stop Illegal Union Dues Cover-up
Employees of the University of Puerto Rico have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the University of Puerto Rico Workers Union.
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