A two-faced goat was born on a farm in Wisconsin two weeks ago. The rare but not unheard-of creature is named Janus. “Hillary Clinton” was already taken.
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Janus … They’re Back … Public Unions Need Revenue
Labor leaders have launched a state-level counterattack against the Janus decision because public unions need revenue. Janus is a 2018 Supreme Court decision. It declares mandatory union dues and fees for government workers unconstitutional. The Supreme Court ruled that mandating union fees as a condition of employment violates the free speech rights of workers. The … Read more
Labor Day: Support for Unions High But 90% of Americans Don’t Want to Be in One.
The idea that you should have the right to organize a union continues to poll well. A majority of Americans support the concept of collective bargaining units. But what happens when you ask them if they want to pay union dues to union bosses?
Public Unions Need Revenue… They Are Attacking Janus
Labor leaders from public unions need revenue which has led them to launch a state-level counterattack the Janus decision. Janus is a Supreme Court decision. It declares mandatory union dues and fees for government workers unconstitutional. The Supreme Court rule is that mandating union fees as a condition of employment violates the free speech rights … Read more
J Bartlett: Janus Ruling Saves NH State Employees 1 Million A Year
New Hampshire’s Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy Reports that based on a Right to Know request the annual calculated savings for State Employees forced to pay agency fees (Post Janus) is over one million dollars.
The state collected $37,913.60 per paycheck from these 2,161 non-union employees, diverting an annual total of $1,012,055.83 from their paychecks to the State Employees Association and the Teamsters.
Employees never saw this money. It was given directly to the unions, even though these employees opted not to become union members.
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