Author: Janie Valentine

  • CUNY professors challenge exclusive representation under New York’s Taylor Law

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    Six City University of New York (CUNY) professors filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Jan. 12 challenging the constitutionality of a state law allowing a union to become the exclusive representative for all public-sector employees within a mandatory bargaining unit. The professors, five of whom…

  • 2022 rundown: Public-sector labor legislation in the states

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    We’re off to the races in 2022! Thirty-two state legislatures are currently in session. Today, we’re taking a look at bills related to public-sector labor policy that have been introduced so far this year.  Overview We’re currently tracking 71 pieces of legislation related to public-sector labor policy in the states. Twenty-four of those bills have…

  • 2021 recap: Public-sector labor legislation in the states

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    Happy New Year! Today we’ll look back at what happened to public-sector labor bills during the 2021 legislative year. Next week, we’ll give you a rundown of bills filed in 2022. Highlights State legislatures either introduced or carried over from earlier sessions 112 bills related to public-sector labor policy in 2021. Fifteen relevant bills were…

  • An overview of the public-sector labor lawsuits tracked by Ballotpedia

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    Note: The next edition of Union Station will be on Jan. 7, 2022. Until then, happy holidays! Overview of federal lawsuits related to public-sector labor policy Since late 2019, Ballotpedia has tracked 160 federal lawsuits related to public-sector labor policy. Today, we’ll look at an overview of these cases. We’ll also highlight seven Supreme Court…

  • U.S. Supreme Court asked to reconsider mandatory bar association dues

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    Two petitions ask the Supreme Court to apply Janus v. AFSCME ruling to mandatory bar dues  Attorneys from Oklahoma and Texas are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider mandatory bar association dues in light of its 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME.  In 1990, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld mandatory bar dues, ruling in…

  • Party control of mayor’s office in Columbia, S.C., flips from Democratic to Republican in runoff

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    Daniel Rickenmann defeated Tameika Isaac Devine in the runoff election for mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, on Nov. 16. Rickenmann received 52% of the vote to Devine’s 48%. Both Rickenmann and Devine are members of the Columbia City Council. While mayoral elections in Columbia are nonpartisan, Rickenmann is affiliated with the Republican Party. Incumbent Mayor…

  • No partisan changes occurred in Nov. 2 mayoral elections for top-100 cities

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    Mayoral elections on Nov. 2 did not result in partisan changes in any of the 100 largest cities by population. Two elections are upcoming: the Atlanta, Georgia, mayoral election advanced to a Nov. 30 runoff, and New Orleans, Louisiana, will hold a mayoral election on Nov. 13, with a possible second election on Dec. 11.…

  • A look at mayoral partisanship ahead of Nov. 2 elections

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    Seventeen of the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and 10 state capitals outside of the top-100 cities are holding general elections for mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 2. In these 27 cities, 26 incumbent mayors are Democrats, and one is a Republican. Fourteen of these incumbents are not on the general election ballot: 10 did…

  • All candidates for Academy School District 20 school board in Colorado complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    All 10 candidates for three at-large seats on the Academy School District 20 school board in Colorado have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. The survey asks candidates questions aimed to help voters learn why candidates are running and what they hope to achieve in office. Each of the candidates running in the Nov. 2 nonpartisan…

  • All candidates for Colorado Springs School District 11 school board complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

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    All nine candidates for four at-large seats on the Colorado Springs School District 11 school board have completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. The survey asks candidates questions aimed to help voters learn why candidates are running and what they hope to achieve in office. Seven candidates are running in the Nov. 2 regular election for…