Janus v. AFSCME

Government Union Membership Plummets Post Janus

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HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The nation's four largest government unions lost almost 219,000 members combined after the U.S. Supreme Court ended forced unionism for government workers in Janus v. AFSCME (2018), according to a new report released today by the Commonwealth Foundation.

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  • The unions lost nearly 380,000 fee-paying members immediately following the Janus, with a "net loss of nearly 219,000 union members between 2017 (right before the Janus ruling) and 2021," according to the report.
  • "Though the major national government unions have re-gained ground, they are still working against an historic decline lately exacerbated by Janus."
  • Union executives and pro-union lawmakers have erected new barriers in several states to make it difficult for government workers to decline membership, and they are mounting "aggressive campaigns to unionize new workers."
  • "Even with the Supreme Court's Janus ruling, government union labor executives and their allies in government are not going to make it easy for public servants to break free of union control," said Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano.

OPEIU Statement on Today's Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 Supreme Court Decision

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NEW YORK, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) President Richard Lanigan issued the following statement on today's ruling by the Supreme Court in the Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 case:

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  • NEW YORK, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) President Richard Lanigan issued the following statement on today's ruling by the Supreme Court in the Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 case:
    "Today's Supreme Court decision in the Janus v. AFSCME case is just another attempt by billionaires and wealthy corporate interests to curb the freedoms of working people and strip them of their right to a strong voice in the workplace.
  • In states throughout the nation, workers are organizing and taking collective action like we've never seen before, and no Supreme Court decision is going to stop that momentum.
  • The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), AFL-CIO, represents more than 103,000 members in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
  • OPEIU represents employees and independent contractors in credit unions, hospitals and medical clinics, insurance, higher education, transportation, shipping, utilities, hotels, administrative offices and more.

IFPTE Local 21 on Supreme Court Janus Ruling: "Working People Know It's Not the Billionaires Watching Out for Us"

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Local 21 condemns the Supreme Court's decision to overturn decades of labor law precedent with Janus v. AFSCME.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Local 21 condemns the Supreme Court's decision to overturn decades of labor law precedent with Janus v. AFSCME.
  • California needs strong unions to stand up to the rich and powerful who rig the economy against workers.
  • "Local 21 members understand the importance of public sector unions; we just recently reached 91% union membership," said Local 21 President Gus Vallejo.
  • IFPTE Local 21 represents nearly 11,000 Bay Area public sector workers.

Mackinac Center: Supreme Court Restores, Strengthens Rights For Millions Of Public Employees In Janus Ruling

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MIDLAND, Mich., June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Today, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy champions the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that public employees will no longer be forced to pay a government union as a condition of their employment.

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  • MIDLAND, Mich., June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Today, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy champions the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that public employees will no longer be forced to pay a government union as a condition of their employment.
  • The decision, which cited Mackinac's amicus brief, in favor of plaintiff Mark Janus restored public employees' First Amendment freedoms of speech and association, paving the way for nearly five million public employees to choose whether to continue subsidizing government union activities with their paychecks.
  • "With today's ruling, government employees will no longer have to subsidize government union speech.
  • In February, the Mackinac Center launched My Pay My Say , a national education and awareness campaign to support public employees affected by the court ruling in Janus v. AFSCME.

USW Condemns Supreme Court Janus Decision

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PITTSBURGH, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement in response to the June 27, 2018, U.S. Supreme Court decision on the case of Janus v. AFSCME Council 31.

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  • PITTSBURGH, June 27, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --United Steelworkers (USW) President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement in response to the June 27, 2018, U.S. Supreme Court decision on the case of Janus v. AFSCME Council 31.
  • "The United Steelworkers (USW) strongly condemns today's split decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to side with big-money interests and harm the ability of public sector workers to collectively bargain for their members' futures.
  • "The 5-4 vote in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 drastically curtails the rights of public sector workers under the law and could trigger a downward spiral in union membership and finances, which is exactly what Janus' backers hope will happen.
  • But no court case will stop unions and their supporters from fighting back against efforts to weaken and divide us.