U.S. workers have been waiting anxiously for the Supreme Court to rule on Janus v. AFSCME, a case that is expected to change labor law nationally by eliminating union-forced dues. Mark Janus and two other Illinois workers serve as plaintiffs in this case. They argue mandatory dues violate their First Amendment rights, and seek to reverse a decades-old ruling that permitted unions to collect dues from nonmembers.
The current case mirrors an almost identical case heard by the Supreme Court in 2016 (Friedrichs vs California Teachers Association). Justice Scalia’s death resulted in a split decision on that case, though Justice Gorsuch is expected to tip the scales in Janus’s favor.
InsideSources has compiled a comprehensive discussion list regarding Janus v. AFSCME. Entitled “12 Things You Should Know About Janus v. AFSCME,” the article touches on Gorsuch and Friedrichs, as well as other important details surrounding the Janus case. Read the complete list here.
