Springfield, VA (July 3, 2014) \u2013 In the wake of the Supreme Court\u2019s landmark Harris v. Quinn ruling, the National Right to Work Foundation, a charitable organization that provides free legal assistance to employees, has announced an offer of free legal aid to homecare and childcare providers across the country who are subject to forced unionization. <\/p>\n
Harris, which was argued by Foundation staff attorneys for eight Illinois care providers, struck down a scheme pushed by former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and current Illinois Governor Pat Quinn that forced providers to pay union dues. The Supreme Court ruled that forcing Illinois caregivers, whose charges receive a small state subsidy, to pay union dues violates their First Amendment rights. <\/p>\n
Homecare and\/or childcare unionization schemes have been established in at least 18 other states. Foundation staff attorneys are currently assisting homecare or childcare providers in Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Michigan who wish to refrain from joining or financially supporting unwanted unions. <\/p>\n
Foundation litigators believe that the Harris precedent can be used to challenge homecare and childcare unionization schemes nationwide. To that end, the National Right to Work Foundation has announced an offer of free legal assistance to caregivers who oppose compulsory union dues. <\/p>\n
\u201cAfter examining the Harris decision, our staff attorneys have concluded that the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling can be used to challenge coercive homecare unionization schemes in states across the country,\u201d said Ray LaJeunesse, Vice President and Legal Director of the National Right to Work Foundation. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo personal caregiver should be forced to pay union dues, which is why we\u2019re extending an offer of free legal assistance to homecare and childcare providers everywhere,\u201d continued LaJeunesse. \u201cWe hope to leverage the Harris decision to end the specter of homecare unionization and protect providers\u2019 First Amendment rights nationwide.\u201d <\/p>\n
Homecare and childcare providers subjected to forced unionization schemes can request free legal assistance from Foundation staff attorneys by visiting the Foundation\u2019s website at www.nrtw.org or calling the Foundation\u2019s toll-free hotline at 1-800-336-3600. Each request for assistance will be evaluated on its merits based on the facts and the characteristics of the specific unionization scheme, among other things. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Springfield, VA (July 3, 2014) \u2013 In the wake of the Supreme Court\u2019s landmark Harris v. Quinn ruling, the National Right to Work Foundation, a charitable organization that provides free legal assistance to employees, has announced an offer of free legal aid to homecare and childcare providers across the country who are subject to forced unionization. <\/p>\n
Harris, which was argued by Foundation staff attorneys for eight Illinois care providers, struck down a scheme pushed by former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and current Illinois Governor Pat Quinn that forced providers to pay union dues. The Supreme Court ruled that forcing Illinois caregivers, whose charges receive a small state subsidy, to pay union dues violates their First Amendment rights. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[888],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n