Posts tagged Civil Service Law Section 216
New York, Oregon laws could make the Supreme Court defend its Janus ruling
November 6, 2026 // Oregon and New York recently enacted remarkably similar laws. On their face, they claim their intention is to prevent organizations from fraudulently impersonating labor unions, which sounds reasonable enough. Fraud is already illegal, and nobody has a constitutional right to deceive workers. But these laws actually have a much more specific target: The Freedom Foundation, my own national watchdog organization, whose mission is to inform government employees of their right to decline union membership and dues — and when necessary, to help them exercise it, since unions often make it as difficult as they can.