Author: Janie Valentine

Appellate courts issue rulings in three public-sector union lawsuits Two three-judge appellate panels, one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and one from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, issued rulings in three lawsuits involving public-sector union fees or dues in the past week.  Fourth Circuit: Mattos v.…

UW Health nurses’ strike called off after agreement to seek counsel from Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UW Health) nurses called off a planned three-day strike after hospital management and nurses agreed to ask the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission whether the hospital may legally recognize the union. Background SEIU…

Illinois Appellate Court ruling allows collective bargaining amendment to remain on the ballot  A three-judge panel of the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court affirmed Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow’s May 2022 denial of a petition to remove Amendment 1, the Right to Collective Bargaining Measure, from the ballot.  Background Amendment 1 is a legislatively referred constitutional…

District court rejects Janus-based lawsuit against symphony association, union On Aug. 19, Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a Janus-based lawsuit a member of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra brought against the American Federation of Musicians, Local 45, and the Allentown Symphony Association.  The lawsuit…

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issues executive order on teachers’ union payroll deduction authorizations Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed an executive order on Aug. 19 on teachers’ union payroll deduction authorizations. The executive order On Aug. 19, Stitt issued an executive order “[urging] the State Board of Education to take action to ensure that payroll…