How to Defeat the Post-Janus Union Attacks
Janus opens the door to active campaigns by the Right to get members to drop their union dues. Here's how labor can fight back.
Construction workers and union members hold a rally in Columbus Circle, May 22, 2018 in New York City. Drew Angerer / Getty Images
Maybe it will come in the mail. Maybe a phone call, a knock on the door, or a Facebook ad. Give yourself a raise, they will say. Quit your union.
Their hope is that hundreds of thousands will agree.
Public-sector labor unions have lost Janus v AFSCME. The Supreme Court has stripped all public-sector unions in the country of the right to collect fair share fees from workers whom they represent but who choose not to become union members. In functional terms, it is a national right-to-work law for state, county, city, and school district employees. Union membership will soon become solely voluntary.
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