Archive for June 2018
Supreme Court grants victory for workers’ First Amendment
U.S. Supreme Court rules 5-4 that non-union government workers cannot be forced to pay union fees WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2018) – In a major victory for First Amendment rights, the…
Read More“’. . . stop taking my money,’ teacher’s lawsuit says”
With a decision in the Janus case expected any day now, a New Jersey teacher is fed up with being forced to pay dues to an unresponsive union and is not taking…
Read MoreUnion Officials Facing Class Action Suits in Janus Wake
Public employees across the nation are instituting class action lawsuits against union officials in the wake of an expected Janus decision. The lawsuits will demand refunds for forced dues and fees already…
Read MorePA Strikers Ordered Back to Work
Teacher union officials called a strike in the Dallas School District of Pennsylvania, were ordered back to work. Michael P. Buffer has the story in the Citizens Voice. A Luzerne…
Read MoreSupreme Court expected to rule this week in forced union fees case
Greg Bishop has the story on watchdog.org Millions of workers across the country could have the right to work for their government without having to pay fees to a union with…
Read MoreMany Union Households Agree with Mark Janus
An independent study by Public Opinion Strategies shows even a majority of union households agree no one should be forced to pay dues to an unwanted union. Kate Stringer has the story…
Read MorePlans for US Education Department to swallow US Labor Department?
President Trump is considering combining the U.S. Education Department and U.S. Labor Department. However, shuffling desks will not end Big Labor’s control over both Labor and Education departments. From Education Week:…
Read MoreThe Cost of Monopoly Bargaining
It’s time to call a halt to teacher union power over the education process and eliminate the root of compulsory unionism: monopoly bargaining. A bigger mess brought on by monopoly bargaining…
Read MoreCalifornia – The Union Power State
California union officials are doing something with all those forced dues they collect public sector (including teachers), with all this anti-Janus legislation. Edward Ring, of The California Policy Center has comprised…
Read MoreLet’s Not Forget Taxpayers’ Obligation to Union Dues
Larry Sand does a fine job of laying out how taxpayer money pays for the collection of union dues, a practice that could end with the Janus v. AFSCME decision. Check out the…
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