Author: Janie Valentine

School counselor appeals grievance representation challenge to Ohio Supreme Court  Attorneys from The Buckeye Institute filed an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court on behalf of a school guidance counselor who was not allowed under an exclusive collective bargaining agreement to use her own lawyer in a dispute with the school district.  Background The plaintiff,…

Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Janus requires annual opt-ins for union membership The Alaska Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case where the state of Alaska claims that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME requires annual opt-ins for union membership. Background Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R)…

Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging FLRA jurisdiction over Ohio National Guard collective bargaining dispute The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal of a Sixth Circuit ruling that the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has jurisdiction to regulate a collective bargaining dispute between the Ohio National Guard and the American Federation…

End-of-session roundup of California public-sector union legislation California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recently signed three bills related to public-sector union policy and vetoed another three.  About the bills    Newsom had until Sept. 30 to sign or veto bills the legislature passed before the end of its session on Aug. 31, with any unreturned bills becoming…

U.S. Supreme Court begins 2022-2023 term with seven petitions to review public-sector union cases The Supreme Court’s next term will begin on Monday, Oct. 3. As of Sept. 29, appellants had filed seven petitions for writs of certiorari—requests for the Supreme Court to review a lower court’s ruling—in public-sector union cases we’re tracking. The Supreme…