Union fails in effort to circumvent Janus ruling and extract dues from unwilling worker

Published January 14, 2019 9:40pm ET



Chalk up another victory for supporters of the Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling that it is unconstitutional for labor unions to force nonconsenting public employees to pay membership dues.

Union officials have settled a lawsuit brought against them on behalf of a Minnesota public sector employee who claimed they tried to block her from opting out of financially supporting the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

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