IBEW Union Back Down After Chicago 911 Operator Filed Charges Challenging Dues Seizures
IBEW union officials falsely told Chicago 911 employee that the union had no power to stop dues deductions
Rejected again, Big Labor’s attempt to squash freedom and prosperity in Wisconsin by using the court system to void Right to Work.
U.S.Court of Appeals said union bosses failed to provide “any compelling reason” for the appeal. Wisconsin remains free from forced-unionism.
From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld Wisconsin’s law that bars collective bargaining agreements requiring workers to pay union fees.
GOP Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers in 2015 approved the measure, known by supporters as a “right-to-work” law. The law ended the ability of unions to reach labor contracts that require all workers in certain jobs to pay union fees, even when they don’t want to belong to a union.
Two units of the International Union of Operating Engineers sued over the law
IBEW union officials falsely told Chicago 911 employee that the union had no power to stop dues deductions
Charge: SEIU officials illegally threatened to have Kaiser Permanente Hospital worker fired if she didn’t sign union membership card and authorize dues deductions
Hundreds of thousands of American public sector workers felt the impact of the Foundation-won Janus decision almost immediately after the Supreme Court decided it in June 2018, and its legacy has only continued to grow.