Issue

Workers' Rights

No government worker can be required to pay money to a government union as a condition of working in public service.

Your Voice, Your Dollars

If you work for a public school district, city hall, a state agency, another government body – or any other kind of local, state, or federal government entity – you have the right to decide whether you want to join a union at your workplace. If you decide union membership isn’t for you, then you are not obligated to pay the union at your workplace any kind of dues or fees, and you have the U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME to back you up on that.

The Liberty Justice Center represented Mark Janus all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect his right to spend his money how he wants. The decision to join or financially support a union is an important and deeply personal one for anyone who takes a government job. Before deciding whether union membership is right for you, it is important to know what’s at stake and what rights you have.

6 Janus Rights Government Workers Should Know

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Our Cases Fighting For Workers' Rights

Our Fight in the News

Read Lion

Lawsuit Against Chicago Teachers Union Proceeds, as Observers Seek ‘Full Picture’ of Group’s ‘Radical, Political Spending’

May 21, 2025

(Read Lion)—A judge has allowed a lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union to move forward, as the union’s own members have been suing to demand financial transparency. The lawsuit stems from the union’s refusal to release its audits for five years, despite its bylaws requiring it to “furnish an audited...

Illinois Policy

Judge Allows Member Lawsuit Against Chicago Teachers Union to Continue

May 21, 2025

(Illinois Policy)—The Chicago Teachers Union suffered a defeat last week when a judge denied its request to dismiss a case filed against it demanding the release of audits its own rules mandate. In Weiss v. Chicago Teachers Union, several CTU members are challenging the union’s failure to provide its members...

Off the Press

CTU Unable To Quickly End Lawsuit For Missing Financial Audits

May 19, 2025

(Off the Press)—The politically powerful Chicago Teachers Union can’t escape a lawsuit accusing them of violating their members’ rights by refusing to release years’ worth of financial audits, allegedly in breach of their own governing rules. On May 14, a Cook County judge rejected the CTU’s bid to dismiss the...

Legal Newsline

Court Allows Lawsuit Against Chicago Teachers Union Over Financial Transparency

May 18, 2025

(Legal Newsline)—In a recent legal development, Judge David B. Atkins of the Circuit Court of Cook County has ruled in favor of the Liberty Justice Center in the case of Weiss v. Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). The court denied CTU’s motion to dismiss the case, marking a significant step for...

Cook County Record

CTU Can’t Quickly Pull Plug on Lawsuit Demanding Release of Years of Missing Audited Financials

May 16, 2025

(Cook County Record)—The politically powerful Chicago Teachers Union can’t escape a lawsuit accusing them of violating their members’ rights by refusing to release years’ worth of financial audits, allegedly in breach of their own governing rules. On May 14, a Cook County judge rejected the CTU’s bid to dismiss the...

Chicago City Wire

Cook County Judge Rejects Chicago Teachers Union’s Attempt to Dismiss Audit Transparency Lawsuit

May 16, 2025

(Chicago City Wire)—A Cook County judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) can proceed, rejecting the union’s attempt to have the case dismissed. The lawsuit, Weiss v. Chicago Teachers Union, was filed in October 2024 by longtime CTU member and CPS social worker Philip Weiss...