Schaszberger v. AFSCME Council 13 Archives

The Center Square: Lawsuit seeks return of ‘fair-share’ fees paid by Pennsylvania state workers who never joined unions

Seven current and former Pennsylvania state employees have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to get back dues they claim they were forced to pay to a union that did not represent them.

If they’re successful, approximately 10,000 people could end up getting $3 million back.

ABC 27: State workers sue union over ‘fair share’ fees

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A group of Pennsylvania state employees has filed a lawsuit against AFSCME Council 13, the government union that represents thousands of state employees in Pennsylvania.

Seven current and former state employees filed the federal class-action lawsuit, looking to recoup “fair share” fees taken out of their paychecks and sent to the union.

The U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 ruled in Janus v. AFSCME that those fees are not constitutional.

CBS 21: Lawsuit: PA union owes government workers refund of ‘illegal’ dues

Schaszberger says he was forced to pay union fees to Harrisburg-based AFSCME Council 13, even though he wasn’t a union member.

“I didn’t seek their representation, I didn’t want their representation, and I didn’t feel that they represented my interests anyway,” Schaszberger said. “So, to be forced to pay them as part of my job just didn’t seem right.”

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.