02/21/2019
CHICAGO (Feb. 21, 2019) –– Mark Janus, senior fellow at the Liberty Justice Center and plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME, will be recognized with the National Review Institute’s 2019 Whittaker Chambers Award. The Whittaker Chambers…
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02/14/2019
February 14 — As Amazon considers pulling its HQ2 out of New York City, Chicago is considering imposing a “robot tax” on companies looking to automate their way around high labor costs. Chicago would impose a “robot tax” on companies as a penalty for automating, under a proposal that may soon…
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02/13/2019
February 12 — Citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision from last summer, a Palatine Township Elementary District 15 diesel mechanic is suing his former union and the district for a refund of dues he says he paid unwillingly. Erich Mandel, a Palatine resident, contends in the…
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01/14/2019
January 11 — In what could be the largest labor-related case since Janus v. AFSCME, policy groups from around the country are expressing support for a lawsuit that would prohibit forced representation from public sector unions. The lawsuit, litigated by the Ohio-based, free-market Buckeye Institute, received support from 21 different policy…
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01/11/2019
HILO, HAWAII (Jan. 10, 2019) –– Patricia Grossman, an employee of the University of Hawaii at Hilo for over 30 years, filed a lawsuit against the University and the Hawaii Government Employees Association for violating her First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom of association. The University…
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01/10/2019
January 10–Would-be nonunion members who thought the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus decision had codified their right not to pay compulsory collective bargaining dues are discovering the unions have an out, according to a lawsuit filed last month. Jeffrey Schwab, senior attorney at Liberty Justice Center, heads the legal team of one such…
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01/06/2019
January 6 — A northwest suburban school employee is suing his labor union, saying he’s being blocked from opting out of membership despite a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year that barred public unions from requiring government employees to pay dues. Erich Mandel, a diesel mechanic from Palatine, claims in the suit…
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01/03/2019
CHICAGO (Jan. 3, 2019) –– Illinois school district employee Erich Mandel has filed a lawsuit against his government union, SEIU Local 73 and Community Consolidated School District 15 for violating his First Amendment rights to free speech and freedom of association. Mandel is represented by attorneys from the Liberty Justice…
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12/11/2018
CHICAGO (Dec. 11, 2018) – In a victory for free speech and economic liberty, the City of Chicago passed an amendment to allow commercial advertising in and on rideshare vehicles as part of its 2019 Revenue Ordinance. Previously, Chicago prohibited commercial advertising on or…
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12/10/2018
New Mexico state employee files lawsuit against AFSCME and State for constitutional violations ALBUQUERQUE, NM (Dec. 7, 2018) –– New Mexico state employee Brett Hendrickson has filed a lawsuit against his government union, AFSCME, and the state of New Mexico for violating his First…
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