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7th Circ. Tosses Custodian s Post-Janus Suit Over Dues
Law360 (March 12, 2021, 8:31 PM EST) A custodian for an Illinois school district cannot recover union dues she paid before the U.S. Supreme Court s Janus decision, the Seventh Circuit ruled Friday, saying the high court ruling didn t invalidate the dues deduction agreement she signed before it was issued.
The unanimous decision from the three-judge panel upheld a lower court ruling dismissing custodian Susan Bennett s bid to recover dues she paid Council 31 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees both before and after the court s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. That decision reversed decades of precedent and said the First Amendment prevents public sector.
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Buckeye Institute asks U.S. Supreme Court to review labor union case
An Ohio think tank is asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review a case in which it says a Marietta teacher should not be compelled to let a labor union speak for her.
While union membership is not required for unionized jobs, dues to pay for collective bargaining done in behalf of employee groups sometimes are. This is not the case for public sector unions, however, following the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME decision. Public employees are not required to pay any dues if they don’t join the union, but do still benefit from the collective bargaining.
Union reps, members bash right-to-work bill
Last updated 1/22/2021 at 12:18pm
With right-to-work legislation pending in the Montana Legislature, discussions of unions and opposition to them is again surfacing in the state and in this area. In a town and state that has so many jobs that are structured with a union, the term “right-to-work” can be a very controversial subject. Right-to-work broadly refers to laws that ban unions from requiring dues or fair-share fees in unionized workplace. People who are for the right-to-work argue it is beneficial to development and that employees should not be forced to contribute to a union to be covered by union contracts..
Government unions invested $10M in Madigan, but could that end in 2021?
Government unions invested $10M in Madigan, but could that end in 2021? Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has funded a lot of campaigns – and his legal defense – with money from government unions. Even if unions still back him in the New Year, members have options.
For the first time in 35 years, the Illinois House may be ringing in the new year and the new session with a new speaker.
House Speaker Mike Madigan has been embroiled in a federal corruption scandal, damaging his chances for another term as speaker. To date, 19 House Democrats out of 73 have said they refuse to back Madigan for another term as speaker, leaving him six votes shy of the 60 he’ll need on Jan. 13.