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In Kent State Labor Case, Employees’ Rights to Resign from Union Reaffirmed in Settlement

The Buckeye Institute and Liberty Justice Center score another victory for public employees.

Three Kent State University custodians have now become able to resign from their government union as part of a settlement in Hannay v. Board of Trustees of Kent State University.

Pennsylvania state employees file class-action lawsuit against AFSCME, seeking refund of approximately $3 million in illegal union fees

oday, a group of Pennsylvania state employees sued AFSCME, one of the Commonwealth’s largest public sector unions. The U.S. Supreme Court says it is illegal to require public employees to pay union fees as a condition of employment. Pennsylvania state employees who were forced to pay these fees prior to the Court’s decision are demanding a refund.

Seven current and former Pennsylvania state employees filed a federal class-action lawsuit against AFSCME Council 13, demanding the union return money taken from their paychecks for union “agency” or “fair share” fees prior to the Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. If successful, these workers and nearly 10,000 other state employees could recoup up to $3 million that the union took from them.

Mark Janus returns to federal court to request refund of forced union fees outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court

Mark Janus, plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME, accompanied by his attorneys from the Liberty Justice Center and National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation will be arguing today before the 7th Circuit Court why he should be refunded the thousands of dollars in illegal union fees taken from his paycheck while a state employee. Oral arguments will begin at 9:30 a.m. CT in room 2721 of the Dirksen Federal Building at 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago. Mark Janus and his attorneys will hold a media availability and press briefing in the lobby of the courthouse. Estimated time of media availability 11 a.m. CT.

Press Release: Minnesota community college employee sues over coerced union membership, illegal dues deduction

MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 17, 2019) – An Inver Grove Heights woman is suing AFSCME Council 5 for pressuring her to sign a union card, providing her with misleading information about union membership and violating her First Amendment rights. She has filed a federal lawsuit with the help of attorneys from the Liberty Justice Center and the Upper Midwest Law Center.

Press Release: Maryland state employees file class action lawsuit against AFSCME, seeking refund of approximately $7 million in illegal union fees

The U.S. Supreme Court says it is illegal to require public employees to pay union fees as a condition of employment. Now, a group of Maryland state employees who were forced to pay these fees prior to the Court’s decision is demanding a refund.

Today, 19 Maryland state employees filed a federal class-action lawsuit against AFSCME Council 3, demanding the union return money taken from their paychecks for union “agency” or “fair share” fees before the Court’s June 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. If successful, these workers and nearly 10,000 other state employees could recoup up to $7 million that the union took from them.

California, Teamsters ignore landmark Supreme Court Case — New lawsuit targets forced union support and denial of information

Employees can’t be forced to pay a union to work in public service, and the state can’t withhold information from employees about their constitutional rights. That’s what two University of California employees argue in a lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California against state officials and Teamsters Local 2010.

Press Release: New class action lawsuit demands millions of dollars in refunds from AFSCME District Council 37, New York City’s top employee union

NEW YORK (July 23, 2019) – A class action lawsuit filed against New York City’s largest municipal union is demanding millions of dollars in illegal

Mark Janus and Brian Kelsey on CSPAN’s Washington Journal

June 14, 2019 https://www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?461643-4/washington-journal-mark-janus-brian-kelsey-discuss-efforts-legally-challenge-labor-unions&wmode=opaque

Press Release: Illinois state employees file class action lawsuit against AFSCME, seeking refund of approximately $2 million in illegal union fees

CHICAGO (May 1, 2019) – The U.S. Supreme Court says it is illegal to require government workers to pay union fees as a condition of employment. Now, a group of Illinois workers forced to pay these fees prior to the Court’s decision is demanding a refund.

Press Release: Moline-Coal Valley School District employee sues over illegal union dues deductions

MOLINE, Ill. (April 29, 2019) – A custodian for the Moline-Coal Valley School District has filed a federal lawsuit after her employer and union refused to stop deducting money from her paycheck for union dues and contributions to a union political action fund.