Action Update

Jan. 20

The Freedom Foundation files a class-action lawsuit on behalf of several University of Washington employees whose attempts to exercise their Constitutionally protected rights to opt out of union membership and dues are being thwarted by the school and the union, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 925.

Jan. 31

The Freedom Foundation files two lawsuits in Washington and one in Oregon on behalf of public-sector employees who were not only denied their constitutionally protected rights to opt out of union membership and dues, but who also had their names forged on the documents that authorized their paycheck deductions in the first place.

Feb. 4

The Freedom Foundation files an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting University of Maine Prof. Jonathan Reisman’s petition and urging the court to strike down state laws requiring public employees to accept unwanted union representation.

March 4

The Freedom Foundation announces Connor Hines will join its just-opened Ohio office as outreach director.

March 6

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announces a final regulation extending financial transparency requirements to certain trusts

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March 17

The Freedom Foundation submitted comments to the Texas Attorney General’s Office explaining the legal ramifications of Janus and recommending a series of steps the state should take to ensure it is properly protecting its employees’ rights.

March 18

The Freedom Foundation files suit on behalf of community college employees Kristine Kurk and Dawn Woltkamp, respectively, arguing their union, the Los Rios Classified Employee Association (LRCEA) and the College District violated the First Amendment Rights of both women by requiring them to associate with an organization they did not support and pay dues to fund political speech with which they disagree.

March 27

The Freedom Foundation sends letters to the governors of all five states in which it operates calling for a temporary, three-month suspension of dues collected by government employee unions. Not surprisingly, unions were highly critical of any suggestion that they share the rest of the nation’s pain.

April 3

The Washington State Supreme Court denies Seattle’s bid to reinstate an income tax on wealthy households, declining to hear the city’s case and dealing a major blow to advocates for a statewide income tax. In a majority decision, the Supreme Court on declined to review the city’s request to overturn rulings against the tax by a King County Superior Court judge and the state Court of Appeals. The Freedom Foundation, representing a collection of Seattle residents affected by the proposed tax, was among the first to file a lawsuit challenging it.

April 7

The Freedom Foundation files six separate lawsuits against government unions, including five where they were caught red-handed forging the signatures of workers onto membership cards in order to continue collecting dues payments from people who don’t share the union’s ideals and only wish to be left alone. In all, that makes 12 forgery cases the Freedom Foundation has filed against public-sector unions — with more expected in the next few weeks.

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