Olympia, WA – Wednesday morning, March 15, a group of state employees will hold a press conference to announce the filing of a statewide class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court seeking to bar Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE) union officials from violating employees’ due process rights by forcing about 40,000 state employees to pay significant forced union dues – or be fired from their jobs. Many state employees have already been fired for refusal to pay such forced dues.
| What: | Press conference to announce federal class-action lawsuit |
| When: | 11:00 a.m., Pacific Wednesday, March 15 |
| Where: | Public sidewalk across the street from WFSE union’s state headquarters 1212 Jefferson Street, SW Olympia, WA 98501 |
| Who: | Washington State public employees National Right to Work Foundation spokesmen |
| Why: | WFSE union officials have already fired several state employees for refusing to pay significant forced union dues. In doing so, union officials have violated workers’ constitutional rights by ignoring certain procedural safeguards set forth under U.S. Supreme Court precedents. |
In the event of heavy rain Wednesday morning, or for more information, contact Justin Hakes at (571) 243-3637.
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, assists thousands of employees in more than 250 cases nationwide per year.
