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A new lawsuit from a University of California health worker says her union won’t let her quit. Liliana Hernandez, who works in patient billing for UC Irvine’s health system, argues in her lawsuit that AFSCME Local 3299 is still collecting dues from her despite her repeated attempts to separate. And she wants to kill a state law that requires government to defer to union rules on such matters. She and her attorneys contend the slow response from her union and her employer violates the Supreme Court’s June decision in Janus vs. AFSCME banning public-sector labor organizations from collecting any kind...

Coach Janas will stay despite Poland's early exit from World Cup 16.06.2006 Polish coach Pawel Janas will not resign despite Poland's early exit from the football World Cup. 'I regret nothing. I took my decisions and did, what I could', Janas said. Coached by Pawel Janas, Poland lost its first two games of the World Cup and with one match still to play, it has no chance to qualify for the second round.