Recently, Newsmax published an op-ed by National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix, highlighting a case from Alaska pending at the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case, the State of Alaska seeks protect the First Amendment rights of public employees under the Foundation-won 2018 Janus v. AFSCME decision, by requiring an affirmative waiver before state agencies deduct any union dues:
Five years ago, the high court finally recognized in the Janus decision that the First Amendment protects government employees from being forced by the government to subsidize union speech.
Now, unfortunately, the Supreme Court is needed again to make it clear that states cannot brush Janus aside by assuming without definitive evidence that those same employees don’t want their First Amendment rights enforced.
Mark Mix, Newsmax
Contents from this article were originally published on the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation Website.
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