Know Your Rights as a Government Worker

Government workers' rights were restored in 2018, but not everyone is free to exercise them.

More than 100 national and state-level groups have joined the coordinated effort to raise awareness of among government workers of their First Amendment rights and push back against efforts to restrict those freedoms.

In the end, Employee Freedom Week and its partners are about one thing: making sure every worker has the right to decide for themselves whether or not union membership is the right decision.

Want to opt-out of a union?

Every state is slightly different when it comes to opting out of union membership. Luckily, Employee Freedom Week members are all over the nation, and many are able to help local workers navigate the process.

Some organizations serve workers regardless of what state they might be in. MyJanusRights.org and MyPayMySay are both great resources for public-sector workers nationwide. The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has helped and represented more employees nationwide, in every sector and industry, than any other, and the Association of American Educators is invaluable for teachers looking to find a non-union alternative.

However, there are also numerous local organizations ready to help, as well. Here are just a few examples of national and local organizations helping employees navigate the process and exercise their rights to leave the union.

Scroll even further down for a full list of Employee Freedom Week members throughout the nation.

National Resources

MyPayMySay.com

OptOutToday.com

TeacherFreedom.org

Creative State Opt-Out Resources

Nevada

Ohio

Illinois

Connecticut

New York

Minnesota

Pennsylvania

Janus Rights Defense Projects

Pennsylvania

StandWithWorkers.org

The Fairness Center

National Employee Freedom Week Founding Partners

The Nevada Policy Research Institute and the Association of American Educators have spearheaded National Employee Freedom Week from the beginning.

Visit their websites here:

Nevada Policy Research Institute

Association of American Educators

NEFW members

Over the years, groups from all over the nation have taken part in National Employee Freedom Week:

National Groups

ALEC Actionhttp://www.alecaction.org/ 
American Legislative Exchange Councilhttps://www.alec.org/ 
Americans for Prosperity Foundationhttp://americansforprosperityfoundation.com/ 
Americans for Tax Reformhttps://www.atr.org/ 
Association of American Educatorshttp://www.aaeteachers.org/ 
Atlas Networkhttps://www.atlasnetwork.org/ 
Center for Independent Employeeshttp://centerforindependentemployees.org/ 
Center for Union Factshttp://www.unionfacts.com/ 
Center for Worker Freedomhttp://www.workerfreedom.org/ 
Center on National Labor Policy, Inc.http://nationallaborpolicy.org/ 
Choice Mediahttps://choicemedia.tv/ 
Christian Educators Association Internationalhttps://ceai.org/ 
Competitive Enterprise Institutehttp://www.cei.org/ 
Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism (CEAFU)http://ceafu.org/ 
Education Action Grouphttp://eagnews.org/ 
FreedomWorkshttp://www.freedomworks.org/ 
Goldwater Institutehttp://goldwaterinstitute.org/ 
Heartland Institutehttp://heartland.org/ 
Heritage Foundationhttp://www.heritage.org/ 
National Institute for Labor Relations Researchhttp://www.nilrr.org/ 
National Right to Work Committeehttp://nrtwc.org/ 
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundationhttp://www.nrtw.org/ 
Reason Foundationhttps://reason.org/ 
The Fairness Centerhttp://fairnesscenter.org/ 
Freedom Foundationhttps://www.freedomfoundation.com/ 

State-based groups

AlaskaAlaska Policy Forumhttp://www.alaskapolicyforum.org/ 
AlabamaAlabama Conference of Educatorshttp://www.acoe.us/ 
 Alabama Policy Institutehttp://www.alabamapolicy.org/ 
ArkansasArkansas State Teachers Association (ASTA)http://www.astapro.org/ 
ArizonaAFP – Arizonahttp://americansforprosperity.org/arizona/ 
CaliforniaCalifornia Policy Centerhttp://californiapolicycenter.org/ 
 California Teachers Empowerment Networkhttp://www.ctenhome.org/ 
 Capitol Resource Institutehttp://capitolresource.org/ 
ColoradoAFP – Coloradohttp://americansforprosperity.org/colorado/ 
 Independence Institute (Colorado)http://www.i2i.org/ 
 Professional Association of Colorado Educatorshttp://www.coloradoteachers.org/ 
ConnecticutYankee Institute (Connecticut)http://www.yankeeinstitute.org/ 
FloridaJames Madison Institute (Florida)https://www.jamesmadison.org/ 
GeorgiaAAE – Georgiahttps://www.aaeteachers.org/index.php/aae-georgia 
 Georgia Public Policy Foundationhttp://www.georgiapolicy.org/ 
HawaiiGrassroot Institute of Hawaiihttp://grassrootinstitute.org/ 
IowaAFP – Iowahttp://americansforprosperity.org/iowa/ 
 Professional Educators of Iowahttp://www.peiowa.org/ 
IdahoNorthwest Professional Educators (NWPE) (Idaho)http://www.nwpe.org/ 
IllinoisAFP – Illinoishttp://americansforprosperity.org/illinois/ 
 Illinois Policy Institutehttp://illinoispolicy.org/ 
 Liberty Justice Centerhttp://libertyjusticecenter.org/ 
KansasKansas Association of American Educatorshttp://www.kanaae.org/ 
 Kansas Policy Institutehttp://www.kansaspolicy.org/ 
KentuckyAFP – Kentuckyhttp://americansforprosperity.org/kentucky/ 
LouisianaAssociated Professional Educators of Louisianahttp://www.apeleducators.org/ 
 Pelican Institute for Public Policy (Louisiana)http://www.pelicaninstitute.org/ 
MassachusettsMassachusetts Fiscal Alliancehttp://www.massfiscal.org/ 
 Pioneer Institute (Massachusetts)http://pioneerinstitute.org/ 
MaineMaine Heritage Policy Centerhttp://www.mainepolicy.org/ 
MichiganAFP – Michiganhttp://americansforprosperity.org/michigan/ 
 Mackinac Center (Michigan)http://www.mackinac.org/ 
MinnesotaCenter of the American Experiment (Minnesota)http://www.americanexperiment.org/ 
 Freedom Foundation of Minnesotahttp://freedomfoundationofminnesota.com/ 
MissouriAFP – Missourihttp://americansforprosperity.org/missouri/ 
MississippiEmpower Mississippihttp://empowerms.org/ 
 Mississippi Center for Public Policyhttp://www.mspolicy.org/index.php 
North CarolinaJohn Locke Foundation (North Carolina)http://www.johnlocke.org/ 
New JerseyAAE – New Jerseyhttps://www.aaeteachers.org/index.php/aae-new-jersey 
 AFP – New Jerseyhttp://americansforprosperity.org/new-jersey/ 
 Excellent Education for Everyone (E3)https://www.nje3.org/ 
New MexicoRio Grande Foundation (New Mexico)http://www.riograndefoundation.org/ 
NevadaCitizen Outreachhttps://www.facebook.com/CitizenOutreach/ 
 Nevada Policy Research Institutehttp://npri.org/ 
OhioAFP – Ohiohttp://americansforprosperity.org/ohio/ 
 Buckeye Institute (Ohio)http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/ 
OregonCascade Policy Institute (Oregon)http://cascadepolicy.org/ 
PennsylvaniaAFP – Pennsylvaniahttp://americansforprosperity.org/pennsylvania/ 
 Commonwealth Foundation (Pennsylvania)http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/ 
Rhode IslandRhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperityhttp://rifreedom.org/ 
TennesseeBeacon Center of Tennesseehttp://www.beacontn.org/ 
TexasAFP – Texashttp://americansforprosperity.org/texas/ 
 Texas Public Policy Foundationhttp://texaspolicy.org/ 
UtahAAE – Utahhttps://www.aaeteachers.org/index.php/aae-utah 
WashingtonWashington Policy Centerhttp://www.washingtonpolicy.org/  
WisconsinAAE – Wisconsinhttps://www.aaeteachers.org/index.php/aae-wisconsin 
 AFP – Wisconsinhttp://americansforprosperity.org/wisconsin/