Oliver v. SEIU - Liberty Justice Center

Oliver v. SEIU

Shalea Oliver has worked as an income maintenance caseworker for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services since 2014. In her position, she helps a variety of people, including the under or unemployed, disabled and other vulnerable populations in Philadelphia. 

As a Philadelphia native, service to her city is important. She feels like she makes an impact through her work. However, she was forced to pay a government union, SEIU Local 668, in order to work for the Commonwealth.

All that changed with the decisive victory for workers’ rights in the U.S. Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME decision in June 2018. Oliver was hopeful that she would finally be able to resign from SEIU and stop the union dues that cost her about $50 each month.

Unfortunately, despite the Supreme Court ruling, the Commonwealth continued deducting union dues from Oliver’s paycheck for nearly six months after she demanded the deductions stop and resigned from SEIU Local 668.

After multiple attempts to stop the union dues deductions on her own, Oliver turned to attorneys at the Liberty Justice Center for help

Read more about Shalea’s story on Stand With Workers.

Background

In February 2019, the Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit, Oliver v. SEIU, on behalf of Shalea Oliver against her employer, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the SEIU 668 for continuing to collect union dues without her consent after she resigned union membership. 

Briefs

Complaint 02/28/2019

Complain Exhibit A 02/28/2019

Opposition to Commonwealth Defendant Motion for Summary Judgment 07/29/2019

Motion for Summary Judgment 08/23/2019

Memorandum in Support of Motion for Summary Judgment 08/23/2019

Statement of Stipulated Undisputed Facts 08/23/2019

Response to Motion for Summary Judgment 09/20/2019

Order 11/12/2019

Memorandum 11/12/2019

Notice of Appeal 12/11/2019

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