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  • Public-sector union legislation and litigation five years after Janus

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    Note: Today’s newsletter is the final edition of Union Station. We are so grateful for your readership over the past five years. Want in-depth reporting about federal courts, election policy, school board politics, and more? Check out and subscribe to Ballotpedia’s other newsletters here. This month will mark the five-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme…

  • Union Station: 2023 sees highest number of public-sector union bills introduced in state legislatures since 2018

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    Note: The final edition of Union Station will arrive on June 9. We are so grateful for your readership over the past five years. Want in-depth reporting about federal courts, election policy, school board politics, and more? Check out and subscribe to Ballotpedia’s other newsletters here. In today’s Union Station:  2023 sees the highest number…

  • Florida Republicans introduce bills prohibiting paycheck deductions for public-sector union dues

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    Florida Republicans recently introduced companion bills in the state legislature that would prohibit certain public-sector employees from having union dues withdrawn from their pay.  About the bills Senate Bill 256 and House Bill 1445 state, “[A]n employee organization that has been certified as a bargaining agent may not have its dues and uniform assessments deducted…

  • Michigan Democrats seek to repeal law prohibiting public employees from being required to pay union fees

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    Fifty-one Democratic members of the Michigan House of Representatives and all 20 Democratic senators are sponsoring companion bills that would repeal a section of law prohibiting public employees from being required to pay union fees.  Also in today’s newsletter: an update on public-sector union lawsuits at the Supreme Court and an update on union membership…

  • 2023 rundown: Public-sector union legislation in the states

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    Welcome to the 2023 legislative session! Forty state legislatures are currently in regular session. Today, we’ll look at bills related to public-sector union policy that have been introduced so far this year. Overview We’re currently tracking 33 bills related to public-sector union policy in the states. Thirty-one of those bills have been introduced for the…

  • 2022 recap: Public-sector union legislation in the states

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    Happy New Year! In today’s Union Station, we’ll review public-sector union legislation from 2022. Next week, we’ll look at bills filed so far for 2023. Highlights State legislators either introduced or carried over from earlier sessions 150 bills related to public-sector union policy in 2022. Thirteen relevant bills were enacted. Republicans sponsored three of those…

  • Illinois judge denies petition to have collective bargaining amendment removed from ballot

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    On May 26, an Illinois judge denied a petition to have the Illinois Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment (Amendment 1) removed from the November general election ballot.  Background The Illinois General Assembly referred a constitutional amendment to the Nov. 8, 2022, ballot that would guarantee employees the right to organize and bargain collectively. The proposed…

  • Union Station: Pennsylvania judge says state fair share fees law is unconstitutional

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     Judge Leonard G. Brown III of the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas said in an order issued on May 23 that Pennsylvania’s Fair Share Fee Law is unconstitutional under the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. Brown’s order does not overturn the Pennsylvania law.  About the case The plaintiffs, public school…

  • Department of Justice says National Guard members can unionize while on state active duty

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    On May 17, the U.S. Department of Justice settled a lawsuit four unions filed asking a federal court to declare that a federal law prohibiting members of the armed forces from unionizing did not apply to members of the National Guard on state active duty.  About the case Four unions representing workers in Connecticut—American Federation…

  • CMS rule allows states to deduct union dues, benefits from Medicaid payments

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    On May 12, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule allowing states to make Medicaid payments to third parties, such as for union dues or benefits, on behalf of individual home care providers. About the rule The final rule “explicitly authorizes States to make payments to third parties on behalf of…