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‘Excessive Engagement in Politics’ Causing Mass Exodus From Nation’s Largest Labor Unions: Analysts – The Epoch Times

According to a survey of 3,000 potential union members conducted in 2021, "excessive engagement in politics is the number one obstacle" preventing them from joining a union

Gig Labor’s Brazen Defiance of the Janus Ruling – National Review

Who knew their constitutional rights were applicable for less than a fortnight?

After Janus Ruling, Worker Asks Supreme Court for Return of Paid Union Dues – Washington Times

The Supreme Court’s 2018 Janus decision was a landmark in labor law, but now the namesake in the case would like the justices to go further. The high court ruled in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees that public-sector employees cannot...

Janus, Whose Case Ended Mandatory Union Fees, Wants Supreme Court’s Help Getting Money Back – Fox News

The plaintiff whose 2018 case led to a Supreme Court ruling that mandatory public union agency fees for nonmembers were unconstitutional is now asking the high court to force the union that represented him to return a portion of the money it collected before that decision. In this...

Mark Janus asks Supreme Court to hear case seeking return of unconstitutional forced union fees

(March 9, 2020) Victory in this case could open the door to hundreds of millions of dollars in refunds for other government employees.

Union Foe Janus Wants High Court Return in Fee Dispute – Law 360

The ex-Illinois state worker who persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to let public-sector workers refuse to fund their unions urged the high court Monday to review a ruling that his union doesn’t have to return the possibly millions of dollars in fees it collected over...

Janus Wants Round Two at the Supreme Court on Union Fees – Bloomberg Law

High court forbid mandatory fees in 2018 Unions have thus far won in fee refund cases A former Illinois government worker asked the U.S. Supreme Court to force a union to refund the money he paid in mandatory fees prior to the high court’s...

Chicago Tribune: Illinois lawmakers try to skirt the impact of Janus. Why Gov. Pritzker should say no.

November 2019

This editorial first appeared November 25, 2019 in the Chicago Tribune. Since June 27, 2018, when the U.S. Supreme Court limited the ability of public employees unions to collect mandatory dues, Mark Janus has been traveling the country on an information campaign. Janus is the Springfield plaintiff who...

Mark Janus files motion seeking entire Seventh Circuit Appeals Court to rehear ruling on union fees refund

(Nov. 19, 2019) Attorneys representing Janus are petitioning the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for rehearing en banc in the continuation of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Council 31.

A year after the Supreme Court’s Janus decision, government workers face steep obstacles exercising their rights

This week marks one year since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME that government employees cannot be required to pay fees to government unions at their workplace. The ruling was a major victory for workers’ rights, free speech and freedom of choice.

Illinois state employees file class action lawsuit against AFSCME, seeking refund of approximately $2 million in illegal union fees

CHICAGO (May 1, 2019) – The U.S. Supreme Court says it is illegal to require government workers to pay union fees as a condition of employment. Now, a group of Illinois workers forced to pay these fees prior to the Court’s decision is demanding a...

Illinois Man at Heart of Supreme Court Case Continues Fight – The News Gazette

April 16, 2019 — Public employees across the country no longer are being forced to pay fees to unions they don’t support. They can thank Illinois’ Mark Janus and others like him for their newfound freedom. Janus was a former child support specialist for the...

Press Release: Mark Janus Asks Appeals Court to Order Refund of Forced Union Fees Outlawed by U.S. Supreme Court

Janus v. AFSCME case continues after union officials refuse to return forced fees ruled unconstitutional in landmark decision

Mark Janus, the Man Who Ended Compulsory Union Dues – National Review

March 7, 2019 — He asked the Supreme Court to acknowledge his First Amendment rights, and it did. An average guy, provoked enough, can accomplish things that are above average. Mark Janus is such a guy. Provoked by what he believed was a bald violation...

Janus Supports New Mexico Workers’ Right to Work – Albuquerque Journal

February 22 — The state House late Friday approved a bill that would bar counties in New Mexico from enforcing local “right-to-work” ordinances. The proposal, House Bill 85, now heads to the Senate for consideration. Democratic Reps. Daymon Ely of Corrales and Andrea Romero of Santa...

Press Release: Mark Janus to receive National Review Institute’s 2019 Whittaker Chambers Award

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 Award honors a “profile...

Press Release: Supreme Court plaintiff Mark Janus to join Liberty Justice Center as advocate, spokesperson for workers’ rights

CHICAGO (July 25, 2018) – Mark Janus, plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Janus v. AFSCME, will be joining the Liberty Justice Center and Illinois Policy Institute as an advocate and spokesperson for workers’ rights. Janus worked as a child support specialist for state government...

Why I Took My Case Over Forced Union Dues to the Supreme Court – Washington Post

By Mark Janus — July 1, 2018 Mark Janus was the plaintiff in Janus v. AFSCME. My home state of Illinois is in financial free fall. The state has billions of dollars in unpaid bills, has unbalanced budgets and is bleeding people and money. A state doesn’t get into...

Janus Ruling Empowers Public Employees – Seattle Times

Now 5.5 million employees in 22 states have their First Amendment freedom of association rights restored — including employees right here in Washington.

Press Release: Supreme Court grants victory for workers’ First Amendment rights in Janus v. AFSCME

U.S. Supreme Court rules 5-4 that non-union government workers cannot be forced to pay union fees. In a major victory for First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in Janus v. AFSCME that non-union government workers cannot be required to pay union fees as a condition...

Mark Janus on Supreme Court Ruling – Fox Business

Jun. 27, 2018 Janus v. AFSCME plaintiff Mark Janus and attorney Jacob Huebert appeared on Fox Business News to discuss the Supreme Court ruling on public sector unions. Watch the latest video at foxbusiness.com

WATCH: Meet the Liberty Justice Center | Janus v. AFSCME

June 2018

Six things to know about Janus v. AFSCME

June 2018

Here are six things you should know about Janus v. AFSCME and the impact it has had on government workers in the U.S. What is Janus v. AFSCME about? Janus v. AFSCME isn’t about whether unions are good or bad. This case is about First...

IC Alum Central in Supreme Court Case – Journal Courier

To Illinois College alum Mark Janus, who is at the center of a history-making Supreme Court case, it’s about standing up for what he believes is right. It’s that belief that resulted in his fight against the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees...

Worker Files Opening Brief in Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court Case Seeking to Strike Down Forced Union Fees

November 2017

Worker Advocate: It is time for the Court to recognize that the First Amendment protects public employees from being forced to subsidize union speech Washington, DC (November 29, 2017) – Today, attorneys for Illinois public servant Mark Janus filed the first merits brief in the Supreme...

Workers Should Have the Right to Choose on Union Fees – State Journal Register

Our client Mark Janus writes about public service and why he's fighting for freedom.

Meet Mark Janus, the man who could end forced union fees for government workers

September 2017

Mark Janus learned about public service from a young age, growing up as a Boy Scout in Springfield, Illinois. He eventually became an Eagle Scout. And he’s passed along his knowledge to young men and women from the state’s capital while leading Scouting trips to...

Right-to-Work Court Case Could Have National Impact on Unions – Fox News

Feb. 10, 2017 A landmark right-to-work lawsuit playing out in Illinois has captured widespread attention amid expectations the case could land before the Supreme Court – and potentially have national implications for an estimated 20 million government workers. Pat Hughes, who’s representing the three plaintiffs...

Why I Don’t Want to Pay Union Dues – The Chicago Tribune

Mark Janus is the lead plaintiff in Janus v. AFSCME. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME that mandatory government union fees are illegal. Mark Janus is arguing AFSCME should refund the illegal dues he was forced to pay. The article...

Unions Battle for Survival in Key Strongholds as Court Cases Challenge Forced Dues – Fox News

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Janus v. AFSCME that mandatory government union fees are illegal. Mark Janus is arguing AFSCME should refund the illegal dues he was forced to pay. The excerpt below is from...

Janus v. AFSCME

WE WON! In a major victory for First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that government workers can no longer be required to pay a union as a condition of working in public service. Learn more about Janus v. AFSCME and what it...

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