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  • SCOTUS won’t hear two public-sector union cases

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    Supreme Court says it won’t hear two cases related to public-sector union policy The U.S. Supreme Court recently rejected petitions in two cases related to public-sector union policy. The last such case the court heard was Janus v. AFSCME in 2018.  Woods v. ASEA On Feb. 22, the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal…

  • Washington Legislature considers collective bargaining for legislative staff

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    Washington Legislature considers collective bargaining for legislative staff A new bill that would give state legislative staff the right to bargain collectively was introduced in the Washington House of Representatives after two similar bills missed the cutoff to be passed to the opposite chamber last week. Around 100 legislative staffers called in sick after the…

  • Virginia House passes five public-sector union bills

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    On Feb. 15, the Virginia House of Delegates passed five Republican-sponsored bills dealing with public-sector union policy. The bills are now in committee in the Senate, where Democrats hold a majority.  About the bills The Virginia House of Delegates passed the following five bills on Feb. 15:  Virginia HB336: This bill would require a 51%…

  • Union Station: Ninth Circuit panel upholds California law prohibiting public employers from discouraging union membership or dues authorizations

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    On Feb. 7, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a California law prohibiting public employers from discouraging union membership or dues deduction authorizations.  About the ruling On Feb. 21, 2020, seven plaintiffs—”elected members of various local California government bodies, including city councils, school boards, and community college…

  • D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns two FLRA rulings

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    Two three-judge panels of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently issued rulings affecting federal employee collective bargaining.  Jan. 28 ruling on midterm bargaining On Jan. 28, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the Federal Labor Relations Authority’s (FLRA) 2020 decision that federal employers were…

  • Conflict in Colorado over potential bill to expand public-sector collective bargaining

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    Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said he won’t support the current version of a public-sector collective bargaining bill Democratic leaders are drafting.  The conflict  The not-yet-introduced bill, which Colorado Politics’s Marianne Goodland described as “the brainchild of [House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar (D) and Senate Majority Leader Steve Fenberg (D)],” would expand public-sector collective bargaining…

  • 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…