Tag: National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
Chicago Educators Appeal Class-action Suit Challenging CTU Union Unconstitutional Dues Seizures
Two Chicago Public Schools (CPS) educators are appealing class-action civil rights lawsuit charging the CTU with illegal dues seizures.
Public Employees File Brief On Case Challenging Union Limits on Stopping Union Dues
Brief argues union boss schemes limiting dues revocations to short periods violate the High Court’s landmark Janus v. AFSCME 2018 decision
Foundation Battles Union Restrictions on First Amendment Rights at Ninth Circuit
seven California homecare providers have just appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals their federal lawsuit against SEIU Local 2015 officials.
More Workers Ask Supreme Court to Refund Unconstitutional Forced Dues
Foundation staff attorneys are now assisting workers in more than a dozen cases seeking to force union officials to return illegal forced fees to tens of thousands of employees, with four such cases now pending at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Connecticut State Employees File Lawsuit After Union Officials Refuse Refunds
CSEA officials forced nonmember employees to pay fees in violation of the Constitution as recognized in Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court decision
Chicago Workers Demand Refund from Union Bosses After Unfair Fees
Workers from Ohio, Connecticut also primed to ask High Court to weigh in on issue
Union Bosses Block Amendment Rights in an Alaska Lawsuit
ASEA union bosses continue to block workers from exercising First Amendment right to cut off union dues payments spent on union politics and lobbying.
Foundation Asks Supreme Court to Hear Janus Case Again, Seeking Return of Forced Fees
The following article is from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’s bi-monthly Foundation Action Newsletter, May/June 2020 edition. To view other editions or to sign up for a free subscription, click here. Case could set precedent for hundreds of millions of dollars in refunds to Big Labor’s victims. Mark Janus’ second Foundation-backed appeal […]
University of Puerto Rico Employees Hit Union, University with Federal Lawsuit for First Amendment Violations
Civil rights lawsuit seeks refunds of up to 15 years of dues seized illegally from workers, end to unconstitutional forced membership and dues scheme Para leer este articulo en español, haga clic aquí. San Juan, PR (May 19, 2020) – With free legal representation from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys, two employees of […]
Foundation Case Featured in the Wall Street Journal: “Chicago’s Union Pickpockets”
The Wall Street Journal published an editorial in Tuesday’s paper detailing how two teachers are suing the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Foundation, because union officials are forcing workers to pay dues in violation of their rights as recognized in the Foundation’s Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court victory. The editorial […]