The Fairness Center
WHO WE ARE:
The Fairness Center is a nonprofit law firm providing free legal services to those hurt by public-sector union officials. We advocate for our clients both in the court of law and the court of public opinion.
WHO WE SERVE:
Our clients are public employees and others defending their constitutional rights, facing union retaliation, fighting unfair representation, or demanding accountability for corruption by union officials.
WHERE WE OPERATE:
We offer our free legal services in the states of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New York. Additionally, we also serve federal government employees wherever they work or reside.
The Fairness Center
Who We Are:
The Fairness Center is a nonprofit law firm providing free legal services to those hurt by public-sector union officials. We advocate for our clients both in the court of law and the court of public opinion.
Who We Serve:
Our clients are public employees and others who are defending their constitutional rights, facing union retaliation, fighting unfair representation, or demanding accountability for corruption by union officials.
Where We Operate:
We offer our free legal services in the states of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New York. Additionally, we also serve federal government employees wherever they work or reside.
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White teacher sues California union after allegedly blocking him from leadership for being White
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June 14, 2024: “Nearly 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act promised an end to the segregation that had plagued America. Unfortunately, the teachers’ union to which I belong has resuscitated that shameful practice, so I’m fighting it in court.”
May 30, 2024: “A teacher in the Elk Grove School District…filed a federal lawsuit against his National Education Association affiliate for allegedly violating his Title VII civil rights. The suit alleged that the [EGEA] formed a seat only available to candidates of color, meaning Newman wasn’t eligible.”
April 2, 2024: “New legal documents filed recently in an ongoing union corruption case…say officials funneled $1.8 million into a trust fund that’s yet to be recovered. [They] then destroyed evidence of its existence. The lawsuit…accused the treasurer of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association of misappropriating $20,000.”
March 18, 2024: “The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that six [CUNY] professors must accept the representation of a union that they believe hates them. The ruling affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a public-sector union’s “exclusive representation” of the professors’ bargaining unit, citing precedent that can only be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. The plaintiffs plan to give the High Court that opportunity.”
February 23, 2024: “A Pennsylvania state worker’s discrimination claim against a public union should proceed, Commonwealth Court says. Tuesday’s ruling means litigation… must resume two years after it was initially dismissed. Nathan McGrath, president and general counsel for the Fairness Center, said the court’s decision to remand the case ‘safeguards the right of public employees to sue a union when it abuses them[.]’”
February 21, 2024: “[F]or years, we trusted our union to have our backs and fight for our best interests in the workplace and at the bargaining table. But this past summer…the state police arrested five former state corrections union officials on felony theft charges. Who did they allegedly steal from? The union — which means thousands of dues-paying members who staff prisons across the commonwealth.”
“People are scared and afraid to be fired if they leave their union. They need to know that there is a place that will fight for them. That’s why I unquestionably recommend the Fairness Center to people all the time.”
– Amber Welch
June 14, 2024: “Nearly 60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act promised an end to the segregation that had plagued America. Unfortunately, the teachers union to which I belong has resuscitated that shameful practice, and so I’m fighting it in court.”
White teacher sues California union after allegedly blocking him from leadership for being White
FOX News
May 30, 2024: “Isaac Newman, a teacher in the Elk Grove School District, on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against his local National Education Association affiliate for allegedly violating his Title VII civil rights. The suit alleged that the Elk Grove Education Association formed a seat on its exec. board that was only available to candidates of color, meaning Newman wasn’t eligible.”
April 2, 2024: “New legal documents filed recently in an ongoing union corruption case in Pennsylvania say officials funneled $1.8 million into a trust fund that’s yet to be recovered and then destroyed evidence of its existence. The lawsuit, filed in 2020 by The Fairness Center on behalf of three workers at a state prison in Huntingdon, accused the treasurer of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association of misappropriating $20,000 between 2009 and 2018.”
March 18, 2024: “The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that six City University of New York (CUNY) professors must accept the representation of a union that they believe hates them. The ruling affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a public-sector union’s “exclusive representation” of the professors’ bargaining unit, citing precedent that can only be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. The plaintiffs plan to give the High Court that opportunity.”
February 23, 2024: “A Pennsylvania state worker’s discrimination claim against a public union should proceed, Commonwealth Court says. Tuesday’s ruling means litigation in the Cambria Court of Common Pleas must resume two years after it was initially dismissed…Nathan McGrath, president and general counsel for the Fairness Center, said the court’s decision to remand the case ‘safeguards the right of public employees to sue a union when it abuses them[.]’”
February 21, 2024: “[F]or years, we trusted our union to have our backs and fight for our best interests in the workplace and at the bargaining table. But this past summer…the state police arrested five former state corrections union officials on felony theft charges. Who did they allegedly steal from? The union — which means thousands of dues-paying members who staff prisons across the commonwealth.”