From The Center Square:
A California union has backed down after facing a potential legal action threatened by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on behalf of a former California charter school teacher.
A former Camino Nuevo Charter Academy teacher in Los Angeles, California, has received a refund for dues the union took from her paycheck while she was still employed after foundation staff attorneys sent a letter to Camino Nuevo Teachers Association (CNTA) officials threatening legal action for violating her First Amendment rights. She has since left her position to pursue further education.
Bethany Blankley from The Center Square
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation recently wrote an article on this same topic, with quotes from Foundation President Mark Mix. You can check it out here.
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