t Amendment Rights of Educators
Supreme Court Case Janus v. AFSCME oral arguments set for late February
“And it’s no secret. The public has known it for
years.”
Brouillette also pointed out that “ending the use
of public resources for unions’ political fundraising
would in no way prevent public employees from
engaging in politics or limit their ability to do so.
They would just have to do so like everyone else,
without taxpayer participation. Yet government
union leaders have misrepresented these facts
in their frantic quest to ensure they can continue
using public resources for political purposes.”
Professional Educators of Tennessee does not
contribute to PACs, political candidates, or parties.
The Janus case National Right to Work Legal
Defense Foundation President Mark Mix issued
the following statement: “With the Supreme Court
agreeing to hear the Janus case, we are now one
step closer to freeing over 5 million public sector
teachers, police officers, firefighters, and other
employees from the injustice of being forced to
subsidize a union as a condition of working for
their own government. “As the Court noted in the
National Right to Work Foundation’s landmark
Knox v. SEIU victory, compelled speech under the
guise of forced union dues is an ‘anomaly’ under
the First Amendment. We are hopeful that by the
end of this Supreme Court term, the High Court
will finally end this anomaly and fully protect the
First Amendment rights of public sector workers
against an injustice that has existed for over
half a century.” More information, including legal
briefs in the case, can be foundon their website at
http://www.nrtw.org/janus.
“People shouldn’t be forced to surrender their First Amendment right to
decide for themselves what organizations they support just because they
decide to work for the state, their local government or a public school.”