Posts Tagged ‘National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation’
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.
Read MoreMore 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.
Read MoreConnecticut 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
Read MoreChicago Workers Demand Refund from Union Bosses After Unfair Fees
Workers from Ohio, Connecticut also primed to ask High Court to weigh in on issue
Read MoreUnion 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.
Read MoreFoundation 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…
Read MoreUniversity 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…
Read MoreFoundation 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…
Read MoreChicago Educators File Class Action Suit against CTU
With free legal representation from National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys, two Chicago Public School educators have filed a federal class-action civil rights lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and the Chicago Board of Education. The suit challenges a union policy that blocks teachers from exercising their First Amendment right to…
Read MoreJudge Reaffirms West Virginians’ Right to Refrain and Right to Work
The West Virginia Supreme Court has just unanimously upheld the state’s Right to Work protections, which ensure that no Mountain State worker is forced to pay dues or fees to a union as a condition of employment. National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix issued the following statement on the West Virginia Supreme Court’s…
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