Janus Rights
Right to Work Expansion Hitting Union Coffers
Without Janus, virtually all of these employees would still be bankrolling a union to keep their jobs. But the data show that, thanks to Janus, nearly 730,000 of them are not having any union dues withheld from their paychecks.
Read MoreBig Labor’s $25 Billion Campaign Shadow Army
By comparison, union political action committees (PACs) collectively reported to the FEC a relatively paltry $54.7 million in expenditures during the 2021-22 election cycle.
Read MoreAre NEA and AFT Unions Leading to the Demise of Education?
According to well-known author Cal Thomas, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers unions are to blame for the deterioration of the quality of education in the United States.
Read MoreNational Right to Work Foundation Files Brief Defending Law to Protect Teachers’ First Amendment Rights
The Foundation has just submitted a brief at the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Anderson Federation of Teachers, et al. v. Rokita…
Read MoreBowman: Most Teachers Are Not Activist
Guest editorial by JC Bowman, Executive Director of the Professional Educators of Tennessee: Historically, unions have done some remarkable work in the private sector. However, union officials in the early…
Read MoreToday: CEAFU Lunch Break re: CATO’s Public Schooling Battle Map
The recording of the Live Broadcast is viewable below and at the following YouTube Link Today: We hope you will attend today’s (Pacific Coast) CEAFU Lunch Break with Neal McCluskey…
Read MoreRemembering the Janus v. AFSCME Decision: Teachers Have a Right to Choose Union Affiliation Status
Next Tuesday, June 27th, marks the five year anniversary of the Janus v. AFSCME decision ruling that employees cannot be forced to join or pay dues to a union in order to get or keep their job.
Read MoreGoldstein v. PSC-CUNY: A Case to Protect Public Employees’ Freedom of Association
The case is currently pending at the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. About the Case For decades, government sector union bosses have relied on two pillars…
Read MoreUnion Bosses Caught Red-Handed Illegally Taking Dues from Camino Nuevo Charter Academy Teacher
A former teacher at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in Los Angeles, California, is getting a refund of illegally seized union dues with free legal aid from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. The refund came after Foundation staff attorneys sent a letter to officials with the Camino Nuevo Teachers Association, an affiliate of California Teachers Association, threatening legal action for violating the teacher’s First Amendment rights.
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