One year after the Supreme Court's "Janus" decision, Pennsylvania and New Jersey public-sector unions have lost out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in fair-share fees they used to collect. But they haven't seen a major drop in full dues-paying members. Unions explain this by saying they've ramped up organizing efforts, while union critics say it's because workers don't know that they're allowed to stop paying their union altogether.
Chart shows local unions with 1,000 or more represented workers in 2019
| Union | Workers, 2019 | Pct. paying full dues, 2018 | Pct. paying fair-share fees, 2018 | Pct. paying full dues, 2019 | Difference in pct. paying full dues, 2019 vs. 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFSCME/Pa. | 33,491 | 70% | 30% | 70% | Same |
| Comm. Workers of America/N.J. | 32,538 | 80% | 20% | 85% | More |
| Phila. Federation of Teachers Local 3 | 12,934 | 96% | 4% | 99% | More |
| Pa. State Correctional Officers Assoc. | 11,130 | 93% | 7% | 97% | More |
| Service Employees Intl. Local 668/Pa. | 10,076 | 81% | 19% | 81% | Same |
| AFSCME/N.J. | 6,267 | 80% | 20% | 83% | More |
| N.J. State Policemen's Benevolent Assoc. | 5,805 | 95% | 5% | 97% | More |
| Fraternal Order of Police - Pa. State Troopers | 4,444 | 100% | 0% | 100% | Same |
| Intl. Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers/N.J. | 4,231 | 69% | 31% | 70% | More |
| United Food and Commercial Workers/Pa. | 3,825 | 59% | 41% | 64% | More |
| Probation Association of N.J. | 2,750 | 86% | 14% | 91% | More |
| Service Employees Intl. 32BJ/School District of PHila. | 2,057 | 82% | 18% | 84% | More |
| School District of Phila. UNITE HERE Local 634 (food service, noontime aides) | 1,988 | 63% | 37% | 80% | More |
| N.J. State Troopers Fraternal Assoc. | 1,483 | 100% | 0% | 100% | Same |
| Fraternal Order of Police/N.J. | 1,262 | 94% | 6% | 96% | More |
| Service Workers Intl.-Healthcare Pa. | 1,241 | 75% | 25% | 80% | More |
| Intl. Brotherhood of Electrical Workers/N.J. | 1,116 | 57% | 43% | 59% | More |
