Parts of Collective Bargaining Law Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal judge today said automatic collection of dues and requiring annual re-certification violate unions' First Amendment rights.
Two components of Act 10 - the budget repair bill - were deemed unconstitutional today, according to a federal judge's ruling. Specifically, unions challenged whether or not dues can be automatically deducted from public employee paychecks and that unions must certify with an absolute majority. The lawsuit was filed by a coalition of unions shortly after Act 10 was passed last year. Saying those provisions violate union members' First Amendment rights because public safety employee unions are not subject to the same restrictions, US District Judge William M. Conley issued his opinion Friday. He rejected assertions that the law violates any equal protection under the law clauses, but he ordered that automatic dues withdrawals be reinstated …
MrsPeel
12:12 pm on Saturday, September 15, 2012
Leave Johnny alone and stop picking on him. He is just describing the "government" of Somolia which is a "Libertarian Paradise" where there are no rules, no taxes, and no pesky police or fire departments. He is just describing the type of "paradise' that he would like the US to become. more ›