Tag: National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
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 […]
McCutcheon v. CWA class action New Mexico Janus Rights lawsuit
from the Albuquerque Journal: A state employee has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging New Mexico and a labor union violated his constitutional rights by deducting union fees from his paycheck over his objection, even after a landmark Supreme Court decision. David McCutcheon, an information technology technician, is asking a federal court to strike down what he […]
Minnesota Parents Want Supreme Court to End Forced SEIU Exclusive Union Representation
Janus Rights clarification? From the Free Beacons’ Bill McMorris: A group of Minnesota parents caring for family members is asking the Supreme Court to help them break away from union representation. On Thursday, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation petitioned the Supreme Court to review Bierman v. Dayton, a case challenging exclusive union representation. The […]
National Right To Work Files Lawsuit in New Jersey to Protect Teachers’ Janus Rights
from NJTV (NPR) New Jersey: “I am not anti-union. I am a team player. I’ve been a teacher for 30 years,” [ Sue Fischer] said. “You have to pay if you join and pay if you don’t join. That was so un-American to us.” In an unprecedented step, the Ocean Township middle school teacher and […]
Ohio Public Employees Challenge Automatic Dues Deductions
From the Columbus Dispatch (Ohio): Two lawsuits challenge automatic dues for public employee unions An individual and a group of public employees filed separate class-action lawsuits in federal court in Columbus challenging “fair share″ union fees deducted from their paychecks. In one suit, Nathaniel Ogle, who has worked for the Ohio Department of Taxation since […]