Oregon workers are asking a federal court to do away with policies that limit their ability to cut financial ties with labor unions.
In June, the Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees that government agencies could no longer force their employees to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment. Workers in Oregon, however, say that union contracts and policies have limited their ability to exercise those rights. The suit says that Service Employees International Union Local 503 and AFSCME Council 75 have created artificial barriers for workers by giving them limited time windows at which to submit their resignations.
"Defendants' actions and dues deduction revocation restrictions violate the employees' exercise of their First Amendment right not to pay moneys to a union without their affirmative consent and knowing waiver of First Amendment rights," the suit says.
Neither Local 503 nor Council 75 returned requests seeking comment.
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ReplyDeleteJust like MSTEA does to teachers wishing to quit when they are fed up with its Democrat aligned philosophy. Most teachers hold much more reasonable views but are susceptible to groupthink when joining.
WCEA is a dead organization. They haven’t taken up an issue for Wicomico teachers in years. Not one issue.
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