Plaintiff in Janus Supreme Court case leaves job, joins think tank

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/plaintiff-in-janus-supreme-court-case-leaves-job-joins-think-tank

Mark Janus, plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, which said it was unconstitutional to force public sector employees to pay union fees, is no longer a public sector worker himself. Janus is quitting his job with the Illinois Department of Public Health in order to become a spokesman for the Illinois Policy Institute, the nonprofit group that championed his case.

The news is an ironic coda to last month's Janus ruling. The court decision upended a four-decade Supreme Court precedent and is expected to become a major financial drain for the labor movement as public sector workers use their newly-acquired right to opt out of paying union dues. But Mark Janus will not be among those workers.

"We are thrilled that Mark has decided to bring his invaluable insight to our team after a long, hard fight at the Supreme Court. He is articulate, courageous and committed to the cause of empowering workers. He will be touring the country to make sure workers understand their rights and to share with workers and other people interested in his Supreme Court case what the Janus win means," said John Tillman, the institute's CEO in a statement.

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and the Liberty Justice Center, both of which have long defended workers who oppose their unions, represented Janus before the Supreme Court. The Liberty Justice Center is the legal affiliate of the Illinois Policy Institute.

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What a fucking worm of a prosittute. (no offense to actual prostitutes.)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. *Ugh*

So, he stuck around just long enough to ruin things for public sector workers as a supposedly aggrieved plantiff upset about having to pay union dues?

[beachbum bob]

2. That was his payoff...he reaped the rewards of the union in his pay...funny

How Janus and others don't want pay back the benefits he got. Typical selfish asshole.

[Bok_Tukalo]

3. 30 Pieces of silver buys a lot of beer

<OPE>

[Tatiana]

4. This was always the plan.

This was Governor Rauner's wet dream, but even this victory won't save him from being voted out of office.