The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in favor of Mark Janus, a public sector worker in Illinois who objected to AFSCME’s collection of so-called agency fees from his paycheck. By siding with Mr. Janus, the Court has restored a critical workplace freedom to five million government workers in 22 states. Read More MacIver Institute Applauds Supreme Court’s Pro-Worker Decision in Janus v. AFSCME
If the U.S. Supreme Court sides with Mark Janus in his lawsuit against AFSCME, the big government labor union, it would be a huge victory for worker freedom throughout the nation. Here in Wisconsin, a Janus victory would mean public safety workers like police and firefighters, who were exempted from Act 10, would be able to opt out of their unions if they wanted to. Read More MacIver News Minute: A Janus Victory Would Extend Worker Freedom to Wisconsin Police, Firefighters
By Chris Rochester – The Wisconsin experience shows us that worker freedom means smaller, less powerful unions. It also shows us that government will continue to function and students will continue to learn and thrive. Read More As Unions Sound Alarm on SCOTUS Labor Case, Here’s What Wisconsin’s Experience Shows
By Chris Rochester – Scott Foval is the former national field director at Americans United For Change, a progressive group whose board chairman is Lee Saunders – also president of AFSCME, a union at the forefront of the 2011 protests over Act 10 in Madison. Read More Settling The Score: Disgraced Left-Wing Activist Foval’s Wisconsin Connection
In elections that ended last Tuesday, government workers voted to decertify 25 school district unions that sought recertification. Plus, 100 fewer unions than last year chose to seek recertification. Last year, 408 units sought recertification. This year, the number was down to 305.
Read More 100 Fewer Wisconsin School District Unions Seek Recertification Under Act 10