Janus v. AFSCME: How to Leave Your Teachers Union

Janus v. AFSCME ended forced unionism and forced dues.

Every public school teacher has rights as a public sector worker.

Janus v. AFSCME has ended the "agency fees" imposition which public sector unions were allowed to get away with for decades.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-1466_2b3j.pdf

This website has some more information on this issue:

https://spn.org/landing_page/janus-v-afscme/?gclid=CjwKCAjwt8uGBhBAEiwAayu_9YvHLkU4lvK2U9ZKVFMimDIHJg053-97-rwta2Be189aS9u2Bm13cRoCJtYQAvD_BwE

Janus v. AFSCME | State Policy Network spn.org What was Janus v. AFSCME about and how will it impact workers? Learn more about the Janus case, see the latest media coverage, and find out what is happening in your state.

 

Here's another website that people can check, which clearly recognizes their restored JANUS rights:

 

https://myjanusrights.org/

MyJanusRights.org Homepage myjanusrights.org MyJanusRights.org Welcome to The Official Janus Rights Page. National Right To Work’s recent Supreme Court Victory in Janus v. AFSCME created newly-won "Janus Rights" provide Right To Work protections for all government employees. Additionally, every government employee must request union membership (opt-in) rather being forced by unions to annually opt-out of union membership.

 

And here's the general Right to Work Foundation website:

 

https://www.nrtw.org/

National Right to Work Foundation Home - National Right to Work Foundation www.nrtw.org The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization. Its mission is to eliminate coercive union power and compulsory unionism abuses through strategic litigation, public information, and education programs.

In the meantime, you can get all of your questions about opting out and help opting out from this website. 

Teachers can read this toolkit, which answers teachers’ frequently asked questions and addresses the lies of the unions:  https://www.forkidsandcountry.org/teachers-toolkits/ 

Then go to the menu item “Teacher Freedoms and Protections” for all you need to opt out (letters, legal help if needed, liability insurance from independent organizations and more:  https://www.forkidsandcountry.org/ 

This is a great deal of information. At the very least, direct every teacher who wants out of their union to visit the MyJanusRights.org website. 

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Right To Work Foundation Launching Another Attack on Public Sector Union Bullying (Bierman v. Dayton)

Janus v. AFSMCE was not the silver bullet which I had hoped it would be.

The Supreme Court decision has outlined that public sector unions can no longer force people to pay into a union which they have not joined.

But now individual workers and their supporting organizations need to force these unions to comply with the ruling. They need to ensure that individuals can choose to join other unions as well as choose not to join a union at all.

Check out what they are working on now:

Arthur, this is incredible. 

The Union Bosses are trembling at the thought of your Foundation's next case reaching the Supreme Court. 

For the first time, one of Big Labor's most powerful lobbying weapons could be challenged at the Supreme Court. 

They call it "collective bargaining." 

But it's more accurately named monopoly bargaining, and this coercive scheme is used to divert government budgets into Big Labor's coffers, and raise your taxes to pay for it. 

Fortunately, that may be about to change. 

In just a few days, your Foundation can make history with a case asking the Supreme Court to, for the first time, examine the constitutionality of this scheme. 

A gavel landing on the right side of Bierman v. Dayton would free thousands of workers from union boss control, and even swing open the door to end public sector monopoly bargaining nationwide. 

With the union bosses' primary lobbying weapon off the table, their power to bludgeon politicians into backing Big Labor's schemes would dwindle away. 

So it's no surprise the union bosses are PETRIFIED. 

In fact, you can be sure they're already plotting to run every dirty trick in the book to halt your Foundation's effort to free tens of thousands of workers from union monopoly ranks and restore their First Amendment rights. 

That's why I'm coming to you right now. 

Will you chip in $25 to punch through Big Labor's roadblocks and see this case through to the Supreme Court? 

The first hurdle to cross is filing our writ of certiorari.

But with the filing deadline just days away, your Foundation is scrambling to ensure we have the necessary resources to guarantee our petition has the best chance of being granted. 

It takes an entire team of your Foundation's experienced attorneys to put forth the best legal argument for the Supreme Court to ultimately rule Big Labor's monopoly bargaining powers as incompatible with the First Amendment. 

And that's not all. 

A potential U.S. Supreme Court case of this importance involves thousands of hours of legal research, drafting of briefs, responding to union arguments, coordinating of amicus briefs, and staging multiple moot court hearings to polish the arguments to be presented to the Supreme Court Justices. 

Foundation staff attorneys are already working hard to make sure they're ready for anything union lawyers throw our way. 

But the expenses are soaring. 

We know from past experiences and victories that legal costs can skyrocket amidst a heated battle at the Supreme Court. 

In fact, we've seen federal judges rule the cost of attorney fees to be well over $1 million for similar cases. 

And now that the opening rounds of this Supreme Court showdown are being chambered and aimed, union boss lawyers are scheming to launch a slew of dirty legal tricks to encourage the Supreme Court to reject our appeal. 

You see, every curveball Big Labor throws at the Foundation-backed Bierman case will drain more of our resources. 

That's why it's crucial your National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation reaches our Supreme Court Victory Fund goal of $120,000 by the upcoming Thursday night deadline. 

I hope you'll help us close the gap with a generous and tax-deductible donation of $15, $25, $50 or more right away. 

I really appreciate your support in this major Supreme Court case brought by your National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. 

So please contribute below: 

Pitch in $15 immediately >>> 

Pitch in $25 immediately >>> 

Pitch in $50 immediately >>> 

Pitch in $75 immediately >>> 

Pitch in $100 immediately >>> 

Sincerely, 

Mark Mix 
President, National Right to Work 


Public sector unions need to face pressure like never before. Their power is still unprecedented in a number of states, and the people who are footing the bills for their excessive privilege have a right to relief!

Big Labor Stealing Money From Caregivers

The National Right to Work Foundation scored an epic victory before the United States Supreme Court following the ruling on Janus vs. AFSMCE.

Unfortunately, Big Labor, especially in the public sector, will not concede until freedom fighters have won every battle that they can on every level.

There is so much graft, waste, and corruption in Washington DC, and Big Labor is still taking big advantages of all this largesse.

Medicaid funding is meant for the in-home caregivers. For years, however, the Service Employees International Union was skimming the money for itself, when the funding needed to go to the caregivers and their patients.

This is wrong.

We need to step up and stop all of it!

Dear Arthur, I'm furious. Medicaid is supposed to be for those who need it most -- not Big Labor fat-cats. But since 2014, over $1 billion of Medicaid funds have been siphoned from disabled individuals and their care providers and stuffed into the political coffers of union bosses instead. All because the Obama Administration -- as a gift to their political backers -- rammed through a new Medicaid regulation. The good news is, the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare (CMS) is considering a rule to put an end to Big Labor's and the Obama Administration's scheme. But the deadline to weigh in is tomorrow. That's why I'm delivering comments from citizens like you before CMS' deadline tomorrow. Will you add your name to the top of the stack of comments? Tell CMS "Repeal the Obama-era Medicaid Ruling" Add Your Name Today >> The law is clear -- taxpayer-funded Medicaid money must go directly to healthcare providers, many of whom are caring for their own family members in their own homes. But that didn't stop the Obama Administration from skirting the law and helping Big Labor pocket over $100 million a year for their political allies. That's over $1 billion in taxpayer money that was intended for the care of disabled individuals, and instead fuels union bosses' political conquests. And with the midterms right around the corner, you know union bosses are scheming to thwart our efforts by flooding the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare with comments of their own. That's why it's vital you speak out now by signing a comment to be submitted to the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare (CMS) in support of their proposed rule to put an end to Big Labor's illegal skim. The National Right to Work Foundation has been on the front lines fighting to halt the scheme. You see, the Foundation's U.S. Supreme Court victory in Harris v. Quinn declared it unconstitutional for states to force home care providers paid through Medicaid programs to pay union fees in 2014. But despite the ruling by the highest court in the land, union bosses are still reaping the rewards of their political privileges. In Riffey v. Rauner, the Foundation has been fighting through layers of courts on behalf of over 80,000 victims of an Illinois Medicaid skim to seek refunds of union fees...fees that shouldn't even have been seized in the first place. And even more care providers in nine more states are trapped in similar schemes. The Foundation has been advocating for these care providers for years. In 2017, the Foundation sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services to bring their attention to the issue. And earlier this year, I personally raised the issue with Trump Administration officials at the White House. Right now, you and I have an opportunity to finally hold Big Labor accountable for its schemes. The CMS is proposing to end the exception that turned a blind eye to Big Labor's Medicaid skimming. The new rule would make it clear that states cannot allow union bosses to intercept tax dollars intended to care for those in need. Your Foundation will soon file comments to support the CMS’ reforms. And by adding your support, you can stand with the Foundation to halt union bosses’ abuses and bring an end to the Medicaid skim. But you must act now. The deadline to submit public comments is TOMORROW -- Monday, August 13th. So please, click here and add your name to this comment: End the ongoing and illegal diversion of Medicaid funds from personal care providers. Rescind the exception that currently allows Medicaid money to be siphoned off to fund politically powerful, private third parties such as unions. To stop the abuse of taxpayer dollars, issue a rule making it clear that Medicaid funds must go directly to the care of disabled individuals as intended. Take enforcement actions to end the states' unlawful policies and ensure that Medicaid funds are paid directly to personal care givers, not diverted into unions' political coffers. This comment, along with the names of the thousands of supporters choosing to speak for justice, will be submitted at the deadline. Remember that the deadline is TOMORROW, so you must add your name at once. After you've added your name, I hope you will consider chipping in with a tax-deductible contribution of $10 or more. Your contribution will allow me to contact even more Right to Work supporters and help provide the means to litigate cases like Riffey v. Rauner for home care providers to reclaim their unconstitutionally-seized forced dues. But most importantly, please add your name to support the CMS' proposed rule against the Obama Administration's ruling and to put an end to Big Labor's Medicaid scheme. Thank you, Mark Mix President, National Right to Work P.S. A billion-dollar Medicaid skim scheme has been diverting taxpayer funds from disabled individuals and their care providers and feeding the money into Big Labor's political warchest. Before tomorrow's deadline, please add your name to a comment supporting the CMS' proposed rule to end the scheme and ensure care providers receive their intended money. After you've added your name, I hope you will consider chipping in with a tax-deductible contribution of $10 or more. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses.  The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, is assisting thousands of employees in nearly 200 cases nationwide. The Foundation's mailing address is 8001 Braddock Road, Springfield, Virginia 22160. Its web address is www.nrtw.org/. 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