{"id":1748,"date":"2007-12-31T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-31T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-08-13T14:01:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T18:01:59","slug":"required-join-pay-public","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nrtw.org\/es\/required-join-pay-public\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfMe pueden obligar a hacerme miembro del sindicato o a pagarle cuotas? (Empleado P\u00fablico)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/required-join-pay-public\">[In English]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Pregunta:<\/b> <i> \u00bfMe pueden obligar a hacerme miembro del sindicato o a pagarle cuotas?<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Respuesta:<\/b> <i>Si usted es un empleado p\u00fablico no se le puede obligar a hacerse miembro del sindicato o pagar cuotas o cargos sindicales en ning\u00fan estado.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAlgunos estados hab\u00edan aprobado leyes que requirieron o autorizaron a los empleadores p\u00fablicos y a los sindicatos a negociar acuerdos, los cuales les obligaron a todos los empleados a hacerse miembros del sindicato o a pagar cuotas o cargos sindicales como una condici\u00f3n de empleo.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSin embargo, debido a <a href=\"https:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/585\/16-1466\/\"><i>Janus v. AFSCME<\/i>, 138 S. Ct. 2448 (2018)<\/a>, una demanda de la Primera Enmienda que fue apoyada por la Fundaci\u00f3n y discutida e ganada por abogados de la Fundaci\u00f3n, no se les puede obligar los empleados p\u00fablicos afiliarse a una uni\u00f3n o pagarla cualquier dinero como una condici\u00f3n de empleo.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nUsted puede voluntariamente afiliarse a una uni\u00f3n o pagarla cuotas o cargos sindicales, pero su empleador p\u00fablico no puede forzarle a hacerlo para evitar despido o por descuentos autom\u00e1ticos que no autoriz\u00f3 voluntariamente. Adem\u00e1s, su empleador p\u00fablico o la uni\u00f3n tiene que notificarle de su derecho bajo la Primera Enmienda de la Constituci\u00f3n de no afiliarse a la uni\u00f3n o pagarla cuotas o cargos sindicales antes de firme cualquier aplicaci\u00f3n de membres\u00eda o autorizaci\u00f3n para descontar cuotas sindicales.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nUsted puede visitar al p\u00e1gina web <a href=\"https:\/\/myjanusrights.org\/\">MyJanusRights.org<\/a> para aprender m\u00e1s acerca de <i>Janus<\/i> y sus derechos bajo esa decisi\u00f3n.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Si tiene algunas preguntas acerca de sus derechos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrtw.org\/es\/free-legal-aid\/\">comun\u00edquese con nosotros<\/a> para recibir ayuda jur\u00eddica<\/b>.\n<\/p>\n<hr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nSi desea <b>enterarse m\u00e1s acerca de sus derechos legales<\/b> como empleado del gobierno estatal o local, haga clic en la pregunta adecuada de las siguientes:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bfMe pueden obligar a hacerme miembro del sindicato o a pagarle cuotas?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/es\/how-resign-public\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo puedo renunciar a mi membres\u00eda en el sindicato?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/es\/object-nonbargaining-public\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo puedo evitar que se usen mis cuotas para actividades pol\u00edticas y otras no relacionadas con la negociaci\u00f3n?<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/es\/nonmember-stop-fees-deductions-public\">No soy miembro de la uni\u00f3n pero autoric\u00e9 el descuento de cuotas sindicales. \u00bfC\u00f3mo puedo detener las deducciones?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/es\/religious-objection\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 pasa si tengo objeciones religiosas para unirme al sindicato o<br \/>\n\t\tpara apoyarlo econ\u00f3micamente?<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/es\/victim-union-violence\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 hago si soy v\u00edctima de la violencia sindical?<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/es\/work-during-strike-public\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 pasa si quiero trabajar mientras hay una huelga?<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n<b>Question:<\/b> <i>Can I be required to be a union member or pay dues to a union?<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Answer:<\/b> <i>You cannot be required to be a union member in any state.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nA number of states have passed laws which either require, or authorize public employers and labor unions to negotiate agreements which require, all employees to either join the union or pay the equivalent of union dues as a condition of employment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHowever, as a result of <a href=\"http:\/\/supreme.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/us\/431\/209\/\" title=\"Abood v. Detroit Board of Education (1977)\"><i>Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, 431 U.S. 209 (1977)<\/i><\/a>, a First Amendment lawsuit that was supported by the Foundation, public employees cannot be required to do more than pay a union fee (typically called an &quot;agency fee&quot;) that equals their share of what the union can prove is its costs of collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nExcept in extraordinary cases, the union&#8217;s costs of collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment do not equal the dues amount.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nYou have a right to object and obtain a reduction of your compulsory agency fee payments so they do not include the part of dues that is used for purposes other than collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe employer and the union must establish certain procedures to safeguard your right to pay only a limited fee to the union. These safeguards include giving you:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audited financial information about how the amount of the agency fee was calculated;<\/li>\n<li>An opportunity to challenge the amount of the agency fee before an impartial decisionmaker; and, <\/li>\n<li>The right to place the contested amount of the agency fee in escrow so that the union will not be able to illegally use your money while a decision on the proper amount of the agency fee is pending.\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nYour right to proper safeguards is based upon <a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.lp.findlaw.com\/cgi-bin\/getcase.pl?court=US&#038;vol=475&#038;invol=292\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Union v. Hudson (1986)\"><i>Chicago Teachers Union v. Hudson, 475 U.S. 292 (1986)<\/i><\/a>, another lawsuit that was supported by the Foundation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>If you work in a <a href=\"\/rtws.htm\" title=\"Right to Work States\">Right to Work state<\/a><\/b>, you not only have the right to refrain from becoming a union member, you cannot be required to pay anything to the union unless you choose to join the union.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIf you would like to see a list of the 24 Right to Work states, <a href=\"\/rtws.htm\" title=\"Right to Work States\">click here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<hr size=\"2\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\nIf you would like to <b>learn more about your rights<\/b> as a state or local government employee, click on the appropriate question below:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/a\/a_3_s.htm\" title=\"How can I resign my union membership?\">How can I resign my union membership?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"\/a_4_s.htm\" title=\"How do I cut off the use of my dues for politics and other nonbargaining activities?\">How do I cut off the use of my dues for politics and other nonbargaining activities?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/a_5_s.htm\" title=\"What if I have religious objections to joining or financially supporting a union?\">What if I have religious objections to joining or financially supporting a union?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/a_6_s.htm\" title=\"What if I am a victim of union violence?\">What if I am a victim of union violence?<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"\/a_7_s.htm\" title=\"What if I want to work during a strike?\">What if I want to work during a strike?<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1748","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u00bfMe pueden obligar a hacerme miembro del sindicato o a pagarle cuotas? 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