Source: https://www.cta.org/janus
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 04:42:18+00:00

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View touching video of how unions are important in the lives of working people. Teacher Steve Comstock offers his personal story - further emphasizing the need to keep those who seek to rig the economy in their favor from succeeding.
Cases by corporate lawyers hired by wealthy CEOs to undermine educators' and public employees' rights have the potential of affecting CTA's ability to advocate for our members. We are determined to prevail.
In a 2016 4-4 split decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attack on working people by wealthy corporate special interests seeking to strip educators and public employees of their rights to collective bargaining and to speak up on behalf of students and communities they serve.
Friedrichs v. CTA challenged fair share fees falsely claiming a violation of constitutional rights of educators and public employees.
Seeing right through the attack and measuring the devastating impact on our communities, hundreds of amici (friends of the court) - representing all levels of government, public officials, civil rights organizations, academic experts, and others - filed 24 briefs amici curiae with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of CTA.
The untimely death of Justice Antonin Scalia left the court in a deadlock remanding its decision to the lower court’s decision which was in favor of public employees asserting the 40-year-old law stands.
Janus v. AFSCME is yet another attempt by special interests and corporate CEOs to damage protections for hard working families and our communities.
Why is Fair Share important to the educators and other working people? Here's why!
Janus v. AFSCME is a case to rig the system against working people. Janus (just as was the case in Friedrichs v. CTA) is the culmination of decades of attacks on working people by corporate CEOs, the wealthiest 1% and the politicians that do their bidding to rig the economy in their favor. The forces behind this case are the same forces that have pushed for limiting voting rights, attacked immigrants, and undermined civil rights protections. These greedy CEOs and special interests don’t want educators to have a seat at the table to advocate for better schools and the resources their students need.
How will Janus affect educators and working people?
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Janus v. AFSCME on February 26, 2018, which would make the entire public sector “right-to-work” in one fell swoop. Unions will stay strong in the face of these attacks, and educators are getting out the critical message loud and clear. Hear the complete oral arguments here.
Labor Notes: I Work with Mark Janus. Here’s How He Benefits from a Strong Union.
Need help talking about the Janus v. AFSCME case with fellow educators or the public? Our resources and materials will help you stay informed and empowered, get message guidance, make plans for your chapter and share the value of being a CTA member.
We need you to join organizations and individuals across California in making sure we speak up and inform fellow Americans what this case is really about and the threat it poses to our families, public services and communities.
"Their goal here is no secret: they want to use the Supreme Court to take away the freedom of working people to join together in strong unions, because unions give workers a powerful voice in speaking up for themselves, our students, families and communities."

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