Janus v. AFSCME Archives - New Jersey Globe

Three public employees sue Murphy on Janus

October 3, 2018 11:26 am

A group of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3790 members have filed a lawsuit alleging that New Jersey’s strict restrictions on allowing a public employee to quit their union is unconstitutional. The legal action, filed...

Sweeney, NJEA agree on Janus

June 27, 2018 7:42 pmJune 28, 2018 8:56 pm

Senate President Steve Sweeney is in rare agreement with a group that spent millions trying to oust him from the legislature last year. Sweeney and the New Jersey Education Association both lamented a U.S. Supreme Court decision issued on Wednesday...

Supreme Court rules against unions in Janus

June 27, 2018 10:27 amJune 28, 2018 12:25 am

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against public employee labor unions, saying in a 5-4 decision that nonmembers should no longer be forced to pay dues and fees. The ruling will have a substantial impact on New Jersey politics, where unions...

Jedynak: Case could incite ‘worker freedom’ in NJ

February 27, 2018 3:10 pmFebruary 28, 2018 3:23 pm

The state director of Americans for Prosperity (AFP-NJ) says that a U.S. Supreme Court case challenging the right of labor unions to require union membership could prompt teachers and other public employees to drop their union membership. Oral arguments in...