Posts tagged Marie Dupont
Op-ed: Your Union Boss Can’t Treat You Like an ATM
October 28, 2025 // Since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. Afscme (2018), I have learned more about the nefarious ways these entities mislead, subvert and treat their members like ATM machines. Ms. Dupont found perhaps the simplest way to remedy the abuse: to resign. Without funds, the unions can’t operate in the way her legal filing alleges. Under Janus each public-sector union member has that right.
N.J. teachers sue NJEA over wasteful Primary 2025 spending
October 7, 2025 // “I never agreed to bankroll a politician,” added Pocklembo, a 30-year veteran teacher. “It’s an obvious conflict of interest when the union president benefits from backroom deals to fund his own campaign with members’ money. It makes the union look shady and it undermines teachers’ trust.” “By diverting members’ mandatory dues to its president’s gubernatorial campaign, while giving them the impression that funding the union PAC was purely optional, our teacher clients allege that the union broke the law and breached its fiduciary duty,” said Nathan McGrath, general counsel for the Fairness Center which is representing DuPont and Pocklembo in their litigation. “This lawsuit seeks to hold the union and Sean Spiller accountable for self-dealing instead of serving members’ best interests.”