Does Requiring Union Dues Raise Worker Well Being?

The United States Supreme court is poised to decide in Janus v. AFSCME on the constitutionality of requiring “agency fees” be paid to public-sector unions by nonunion members.

Case: Yohn v. California Teachers Association

Union ‘Opt-Out’ Measures Could Dilute Supreme Court Ruling, Teachers Worry

Government workers who don’t want to join unions should be able to “opt in” rather than “opt out” of union fees that finance political activism, some California teachers argue.

Case: Yohn v. California Teachers Association

What Happened At The Supreme Court Arguments In Janus v AFSCME

Yesterday, in Janus v. AFSCME, the Supreme Court was urged to overturn the 1977 case Abood v. Detroit Board of Education and end compulsory union dues for public employees. The very same issue was argued before the Supreme Court just two years ago in Friedrichs v. CTA, but when

Case: Yohn v. California Teachers Association

The Next Court Case Against Teachers’ Unions Attacks Opt-Out Rules

The day after the U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments for and against compulsory union fees for nonmembers, three teachers gathered downtown to discuss the next big case that could potentially hammer teachers’ unions: Yohn v. California Teachers Association.

Case: The Next Court Case Against Teachers’ Unions Attacks Opt-Out Rules

Unions likely to face another Supreme Court challenge after Janus

The Supreme Court’s Janus case isn’t the only challenge to public sector labor law that the justices may take up this year. A related case, Yohn v. California Teachers Association, is still pending, and its advocates said Tuesday they will likely continue to push it regardless of the justices’ ultimate

Case: Yohn v. California Teachers Association

Fate of public unions may rest with Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Monday seemed poised to overturn a 41-year old ruling that requires some government workers to pay certain fees even if they’re not union members, in a case that could hurt the political power of public employee unions.

Case: Yohn v. California Teachers Association

Demonstrators, Including Educators, Turn Out as High Court Hears Union-Fees Case

As the U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments Monday in a case over public-employee unions collecting fees from nonmembers, hundreds of demonstrators on both sides of the issue gathered outside the building, waving signs and chanting competing messages.

The case was brought by Mark Janus, a child-support specialist in Illinois who

Case: Yohn v. California Teachers Association

What’s at issue, what’s at stake in Janus, the Supreme Court case challenging compulsory union fees

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, a case with monumental implications for all public employee unions, including California’s two teachers unions — the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers — and the California School

Case: Yohn v. California Teachers Association

With Janus v. AFSCME, the Supreme Court needs to end compulsory union dues

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, an Illinois case challenging compulsory union dues. Mark Janus, an Illinois state employee, is challenging the system used in 23 states that requires employees who have resigned from their union to continue paying agency fees, amounting to

Case: Yohn v. California Teachers Association

Compelled Riders: Why It’s Time To Set Workers Free

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME, a case challenging the constitutionality of compelled union fees. This will be the fourth time since 2012 that the Supreme Court has had the opportunity to decide whether or not states can compel non-union workers to fund

Case: Yohn v. California Teachers Association