The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Michigan statute, which prohibits public schools from collecting union dues from its employees, does not violate the rights of teachers or their unions under the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Continue reading...A group of California teachers filed a federal suit claiming that the “agency-shop” law allowing for the collection of union fees must be overturned because it violates their rights of free speech and association.
Continue reading...The News-Herald in Michigan reports that three teachers employed by the Taylor School District have filed suit against the Taylor Federation of Teachers, the school board, and TSD.
Continue reading...According to a report by the Associated Press in the Courier-Journal, the Indiana House Education Committee has approved a proposal that would prohibit public schools from handling paycheck deductions for teachers’ union dues.
Continue reading...A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has unanimously affirmed a federal district court’s decision that a provision in Wisconsin’s Act 10, which restricts the collective bargaining rights of public workers classified as “general employees”, is constitutional.
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