Can the government force its employees to pay money to a union just to keep their jobs? That's the question the Supreme Court will consider when it hears arguments in Janus v. AFSCME on February 26.
The plaintiff in the case is Mark Janus, a child-support specialist who works for the State of Illinois. He's one of some 5 million government workers in 22 states who are forced to give part of every paycheck to a union as a condition of their employment. His argument? Making workers like him pay these fees violates their First Amendment rights to free speech and association.
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