KVI’s Ari Hoffman is joined by Timothy Sandefur, Vice President for Legal Affairs at the Goldwater Institute.
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NYC Jewish Professors Forced Into Anti-Semitic Union Representation
A group of Jewish professors in New York City are being forced to submit themselves to formal representation by a union that openly denounces Israel as “racist” and opposes that country’s efforts to defend itself against Palestinian terrorists.
The professors are suing to vindicate their First Amendment rights, and the Goldwater Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the professors in their fight.
New York’s labor laws require that the professors accept the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY (PSC) as their representative in labor negotiations—in violation of their First Amendment freedom of association.
The government should not be able to force you to join a club or a political party—and certainly not one that opposes the political or religious values that matter most to you.
