Teachers Sue for Refund of Past Union Fees
“This lawsuit will enable teachers like me to recover the agency fees that we were wrongly forced to pay against our will,” said Scott Wilford, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, reports Education Week.
Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association
Unions Prepare for Supreme Court Ruling Against Mandatory Dues
Unions across the nation are looking to California for new laws to undermine the impact of the expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling against mandatory public-employee union dues.
California Nurses Warn Supreme Court Decision Could Starve Unions
A powerful California nurses’ union warned that a coming U.S. Supreme Court decision, which could stop unions from requiring non-union employees to pay dues, could starve unions to death.
California Unions Fear Supreme Court’s Decision on Janus Case
But now they fear their worst nightmares are about to come true, with Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the panel to rule on Janus v. AFSCME, an Illinois case that involves the same fight over free speech rights and collective bargaining.
Cal Unions Fear Court Will Dump Mandatory Dues in CA
Facing a coming Supreme Court decision that may permanently end all compulsory union dues collections in California, Sacramento Democrats are trying to slip in new rules that will require an ‘orientation’ on taxpayer-funded time for unions to confront employees about the wisdom of continuing to pay dues.
SCOTUS to Hear CA Teachers’ Case Against Mandatory Union Dues
Public sector unions, the bedrock of the Democratic Party base, reacted with horror on Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that could release employees from paying mandatory fees to unions representing their professions.
