first amendment rights Archives

June 6

Puerto Rico Police Bureau Employees Hit Union and Bureau with Federal Lawsuit for Illegally Denying Healthcare Benefits

Union of Organized Civilian Employees officials had police bureau rescind benefit after employees exercised their First Amendment right to abstain from formal union membership & dues

June 1

District Court Orders Connecticut State Police to Turn Over Evidence in Former Sergeant Mercer's Retaliation Suit Against CSPU

Veteran officer Mercer was transferred out of a prestigious position for [...] choosing not to be a CSPU union member.

May 24

CUNY Professors Take Aim at Forced Union ‘Representation’

CUNY professors' lawsuit argues NY law forces them under power of anti-Semitic union.

May 19

Jonathan Savas and Other Orange County Lifeguards Push for Rehearing of First Amendment Challenge to CSLEA Union Scheme

Restrictions on Jonathan Savas and other Orange County Lifeguards will trap them in CSLEA union membership and dues...

May 4

South Jersey Bus Drivers Hit IFPTE Union with Federal Lawsuit Challenging Unconstitutional Dues Seizures from Wages

Drivers tried to end IFPTE dues deductions from paychecks in January 2022 in accordance with documents they signed, but union kept taking money - leading to lawsuit

April 27

At Ninth Circuit, Las Vegas Police Officer Defends First Amendment Right to Stop Funding Unwanted Union

Foundation staff attorneys just filed the final brief in a Las Vegas police officer’s federal lawsuit defending her First Amendment right to abstain from union dues deductions.

April 7

CEA Union Officials Back Down after Teacher Exercises Rights

CEA Union officials tried to limit educator's First Amendment right to abstain from union financial support to arbitrary “escape period”

March 2

Busted: Teacher Union Bosses Caught Illegally Seizing Dues from California Charter School Educator

Faced with potential legal action from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, CTA union officials quickly backed down

January 19

NYC University Professors Challenge Forced Union ‘Representation’ in Lawsuit Detailing Union Anti-Semitic Speech and Actions

The suit challenges the New York State law (“Taylor Law”) that PSC union officials use to force the professors under their monopoly “representation”...