{"id":10908,"date":"2019-06-10T07:21:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T12:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=10908"},"modified":"2019-06-17T14:22:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:22:34","slug":"enforce-janus-victory-06102019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nrtw.org\/es\/newsletter-articles\/enforce-janus-victory-06102019\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Fights to Enforce Janus Victory and Halt Big Labor’s Coercive Tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following article is from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation\u2019s bi-monthly Foundation Action Newsletter, March\/April 2019 edition. To view other editions or to sign up for a free subscription, click here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Foundation attorneys litigating more than 25 cases for public employees over Janus rights violations<\/i><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n

\"Sen.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

CWA union officials, led by top boss Chris Shelton (pictured right with self declared socialist Senator Bernie Sanders), began seizing full union membership dues from David McCutcheon\u2019s paychecks in violation of his Janus rights.<\/i><\/p>\n

SANTA FE, N.M.<\/strong> \u2013 Although the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that forced union fees for public sector workers are unconstitutional, much work remains before civil servants are free from union bosses\u2019 coercion.<\/p>\n

In the landmark victory in Janus v. AFSCME<\/i> in June 2018, briefed and argued by Foundation staff attorneys, the Supreme Court ruled that charging any government employee union fees as a condition of employment violates the First Amendment. The Court also affirmed that unions may only collect fees when an employee gives clear and affirmative consent.<\/p>\n

Already, Foundation staff attorneys are litigating more than 25 lawsuits from California to New Jersey to enforce the Janus<\/i> decision, and new requests from public employees for assistance in enforcing their Janus<\/i> rights continue to stream in.<\/p>\n

Civil Servants Fight Union Bosses\u2019 \u2018Window Period\u2019 Schemes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, union officials seek to maintain their forced-fees coffers by stifling the rights of the workers they claim to represent. Foundation attorneys have filed several class action lawsuits challenging union officials\u2019 \u201cwindow period\u201d schemes, arbitrary windows of time limiting when employees can exercise their First Amendment right to refrain
\nfrom subsidizing a union.<\/p>\n

Two such cases (see page 1) have already settled in favor of the workers challenging union attempts to trap them in forced dues, but in the others union bosses still refuse to back down from their coercive schemes.<\/p>\n

In New Mexico, David McCutcheon, an IT technician at New Mexico\u2019s Department of Information Technology, was forced to pay union fees as a nonmember before Janus<\/i>. After the Foundation\u2019s victory, McCutcheon informed Communication Workers of America (CWA) union officials that under the First Amendment they could no longer force him to financially support the union.<\/p>\n

Instead, union officials began charging him full union membership dues without his permission. To add insult to injury, union officials told McCutcheon that he could only stop the unauthorized deductions during a two-week \u201cwindow period\u201d in December.<\/p>\n

McCutcheon sought free legal aid from Foundation staff attorneys, who filed a class action lawsuit in federal court. The class action complaint asks that the court strike down the unconstitutional \u201cwindow period\u201d scheme, and order the union to refund the membership dues and fees seized from McCutcheon and the likely hundreds of other public employees in New Mexico who have been similarly victimized during the past three years.<\/p>\n

In two other cases, California teachers are fighting similar \u201cwindow period\u201d schemes with free aid from Foundation attorneys. Ventura County math professor Michael McCain is challenging the American Federation of Teachers union-created fifteen day \u201cwindow period\u201d policy in a class action lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Union officials never informed McCain of his First Amendment right to refrain from supporting a union, making it impossible for him to have waived his rights as Janus<\/i> requires. After Janus<\/i>, McCain resigned union membership and made it clear in a letter that he does not consent to dues deductions. His lawsuit asks that the court strike down the \u201cwindow period\u201d scheme and stop forcing dues from him and potentially hundreds of other public employees.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles kindergarten teacher Irene Seager filed another class action lawsuit, this one against United Teachers Los Angeles to challenge a 30-day \u201cwindow period\u201d scheme. Her lawsuit also challenges a California state law which allows the union to enforce the restrictive policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnion officials have a long history of manipulating \u2018window period\u2019 schemes and other obstacles designed to block individuals from exercising their constitutional rights,\u201d said Patrick Semmens, vice president of the National Right to Work Foundation. \u201cDespite what union bosses say, First Amendment rights cannot be limited to mere days out of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Foundation attorneys are also litigating other class action lawsuits to reclaim years\u2019 worth of union fees seized without consent before Janus<\/i>. Together, the lawsuits seek refunds totaling more than $170 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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