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Vanessa Carbonell and her colleagues at the Puerto Rico Police Bureau (PRPB) secured a significant legal victory in September 2024. The Puerto Rico District Court ruled in their favor, affirming that their employer and union had violated their rights under the Janus v. AFSCME decision.
The 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFSCME established that public sector employees cannot be compelled to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment without their consent. This case was pivotal for employee freedom across the United States.
In this recent case, more than a dozen PRPB employees filed a class action lawsuit against the Union of Organized Civilian Employees. They alleged that they were denied an employer-provided health benefit because they chose not to join the union, thus exercising their Janus rights.
