In a new court filing, the National Right to Work Foundation is demanding that SEIU Local 1000 reimburse some 40,000 current and former state employees because of the union’s allegedly overburdensome “opt-out” procedures that the organization claims caused employees to pay more than necessary in fees. The SEIU could be facing a penalty to the tune of more $100 million if the Right to Work Foundation’s request is approved by the courts. The recent filing was prompted by the recent Janus vs. SEIU supreme court decision, which ruled that public-sector unions cannot collect fair-share dues from employees who do not wish to be members of the union.
See "Anti-labor group wants California union to hand $100 million back to state workers", ADAM ASHTON, Sacramento Bee, July 23, 2018