On April 20, Jennifer Rogers, former member of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2254, was sentenced to six months of electronically monitored home confinement and two years of probation for aiding and abetting her mother’s embezzlement of $40,455 in funds from the Jersey City union. She also was ordered to pay […]
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AFSCME Local Secretary-Treasurer in New Jersey Pleads Guilty
The guilty plea by Linda Rogers was inevitable. Look no further than her daughter for an explanation. On January 12, Rogers, former secretary-treasurer of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2254, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to embezzling $40,455 from the union’s checking and savings […]
New Jersey AFSCME Treasurer’s Daughter Pleads Guilty to Theft
Jennifer Rogers played a supporting role, but it was enough for prosecutors to secure a guilty plea. Last Tuesday, December 1, Rogers, the daughter of Linda Rogers, former secretary-treasurer of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 2254, pleaded guilty by videoconference in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to […]
President, Secretary of Maryland AFSCME Local Indicted for Thefts
On November 2, Tyrone Johnson and Dorothy Jordan, respectively, former president and former secretary-treasurer of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3374, were indicted in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City on two charges each of stealing funds from the Baltimore union. Johnson allegedly stole between $100 and $1,500; Jordan allegedly embezzled […]
New Jersey AFSCME Treasurer, Daughter Charged with Embezzlement
It was a case of mother-daughter teamwork. But nobody in their union seems impressed. Last Thursday, on August 13, Linda Rogers, former secretary-treasurer of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2254, along with her daughter, Jennifer Rogers, were charged in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey with one […]
AFSCME Local in California Forges Worker’s Signature, Wins Court Dismissal
It is now settled law that public employees cannot be forced to pay dues to a union as a condition of employment. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3930 and the State of California don’t seem convinced. Neither does a federal judge. On June 15, a U.S. District Court for the […]
Janus, Two Years On: More Necessary Than Ever
This June 27 marked the second anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, a pivotal event in labor relations whose potential long-run impact is only beginning to be felt. The High Court’s upholding by a 5-4 margin of the constitutional right of Mark Janus (in photo), an Illinois state civil […]
Police Union Grip on Cities Must Be Broken
It’s called “the blue wall of silence,” that seemingly impenetrable code of honor among cops who cover for fellow officers suspected of breaking the law. For decades, this code has been scrutinized but rarely as much as right now in the wake of the videotaped death of a black suspect, George Floyd, while in the […]
Supreme Court Considers Second Mark Janus Suit to Recover Dues
Mark Janus is seeking to complete his mission. And the U.S. Supreme Court soon will let him and other dissenting public-sector union members know where they stand. Two weeks from now, on June 18, the High Court will decide whether to grant legal standing to a petition by Janus, a former Illinois state employee, to […]
AFSCME Local President in Wisconsin Pleads Guilty; Sentenced
On May 22, Linda Woodford, former president of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 727D, pleaded guilty in Dunn County (Wisconsin) Circuit Court to one count of misdemeanor theft from the Menomonie-based union. She then was sentenced to five days in jail, one year of probation, and 50 hours of community service, […]