Eight Years After Janus: Teachers Finally Own Their Own Voice

On September 28, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Mark Janus’s petition and agreed to hear Janus v. AFSCME. Nine months later, on June 27, 2018, the Court handed public-school educators a freedom that had been denied for more than four decades: no government employee—including teachers—can be forced to pay a union as a condition of keeping a classroom job.

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St. HOPE Public Charter School Teachers Win 9-Year Battle Against Union

After nearly nine years of fighting unwanted union representation, teachers at St. HOPE Public Schools have achieved a major victory. The Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA), an affiliate of the California Teachers Association (CTA) and National Education Association (NEA), has been removed from power at PS7 Elementary School, PS7 Middle School, and Sacramento Charter High School.

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