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  • Union Station: Sixth Circuit rules Janus does not invalidate mandatory bar membership

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    Sixth Circuit rules Janus does not invalidate mandatory bar membership   On July 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld a 2020 ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan which found that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 decision in Janus v. AFSCME does not invalidate mandatory bar…

  • Union Station: District court rulings on mandatory bar membership cases reversed

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    Fifth Circuit reverses district court rulings on two mandatory bar membership cases On July 2, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of plaintiffs challenging mandatory bar membership in Louisiana and Texas, two of 31 states that require lawyers to join the state bar association.  Boudreaux…

  • Union Station: Ruling on Oklahoma Bar Association membership and dues challenge

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    Tenth Circuit rules on Oklahoma Bar Association membership and dues challenge   On June 29, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on a challenge to the constitutionality of mandatory bar membership and dues, affirming in part and reversing in part the district court’s decision. A majority of states…

  • Union Station: Federal appeals court rejects challenge to exclusive representation law

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    Federal appeals court rejects challenge to Minnesota exclusive representation law A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected a Minnesota professor’s challenge to state law allowing unions to become exclusive bargaining agents for public-sector employees in a June 16 ruling. Parties to the suit The plaintiff is Kathleen…

  • Union Station: Indiana unions sue over payroll deduction law

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    Join us on Wednesday, June 30, at noon Eastern Time for a webinar marking three years since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. In this briefing, we will discuss how the ruling has affected union membership, the complexities involved in determining the ruling’s state-specific impacts, and how states are continuing to respond to…

  • Union Station: Missouri Supreme Court voids public-sector collective bargaining law

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    Missouri Supreme Court voids public-sector collective bargaining law  On June 1, the Missouri Supreme Court voted 5-2 to uphold a lower court ruling overturning a 2018 state law that exempted public safety labor unions from new requirements applying to other public-sector unions.  House Bill No.1413 was a Republican-sponsored public-sector collective bargaining law that exempted public…

  • Union Station: Collective bargaining amendment on the 2022 Illinois ballot

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    Illinois legislature refers collective bargaining amendment to 2022 ballot   The Illinois General Assembly referred a constitutional amendment to the 2022 ballot that would guarantee employees the right to organize and bargain collectively. About the amendment  The proposed amendment would add the following language to Article I of the Illinois Constitution: Employees shall have the fundamental…

  • Union Station: Connecticut State Senate passes bill to increase union access to public employees

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    Connecticut State Senate passes bill to increase union access to public employees  The Connecticut state Senate passed a bill on May 13 that would require public employers to provide unions with increased information about and access to public employees. It would also prohibit employers from discouraging union membership.  About the bill The Connecticut state Senate…

  • Union Station: A breakdown of public-sector union litigation in the federal courts

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    Today’s newsletter marks the third anniversary of Union Station. Our first edition launched in May 2018 in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. Thank you for joining us as we’ve followed developments in public-sector union policy, litigation, and national debate since then. A breakdown of public-sector union litigation in the federal…

  • Union Station: Biden creates labor organizing and collective bargaining task force

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    Biden creates labor organizing and collective bargaining task force President Joe Biden (D) signed the “Executive Order on Worker Organizing and Empowerment” on April 26, creating a task force related to public- and private-sector union organizing.  About the order The executive order establishes a task force to “identify executive branch policies, practices, and programs that…