MEDIA ADVISORY:<br />Golden State Educators To Announce Class-Action Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Unions for Forcing Them to Fun
Sacramento, California – Thursday morning, September 22, a group of California educators will hold a press conference to announce the filing of a statewide class-action lawsuit in federal court seeking to bar union officials from forcing more than 350,000 California educators to pay significant dues increases earmarked for political electioneering during this year’s special election.
| What: | Press Conference to announce federal class-action lawsuit |
| When: | 11:00 a.m., Pacific Thursday, September 22 |
| Where: | In front of CTA union’s Sacramento headquarters 1118 10th Street Sacramento, CA |
| Who: | Public school teachers National Right to Work Foundation spokesmen State Senator Tom McClintock |
| Why: | California Teacher Association (CTA) and California Faculty Association (CFA) union officials have already written checks to several campaign committees totaling $45 million and announced they will spend even more. The funds were unlawfully raised through mandatory union dues increases levied against educators in violation of their constitutional rights. |
For more information, contact Justin Hakes at 916-844-4264 or Stefan Gleason at 916-844-4265.
