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Penn. state employee sues AFSCME Council 13 over automatic paycheck dues deductions                    On July 6, a Pennsylvania state employee filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 13 and state officials. The employee alleges…

Comparing legislative activity in 2020 and 2019                    In this week’s edition, we compare legislative activity on public-sector labor issues in the first seven months of 2020 with activity during the same period in 2019. 2019 legislative activity, January through July   In the first seven months of 2019, legislatures nationwide took…

Penn. public-sector employee sues AFSCME over membership resignation policies             On July 29, a public-sector employee in Pennsylvania filed a federal suit against the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 13, challenging the constitutionality of the union’s membership and dues-deduction revocation policies. Who are the parties to the suit?   The plaintiff is…

Michigan Civil Service Commission approves rule change for deducting union dues from employee paychecks                  On July 13, the Michigan Civil Service Commission voted 3-1 in favor of a rule change requiring unionized state employees to authorize union dues deductions from their paychecks on an annual basis.  What is at issue? Rule…

Michigan Civil Service Commission considers changing rules for deducting union dues from employee paychecks                  The Michigan Civil Service Commission is considering a proposal that would require unionized state employees to authorize union dues deductions from their paychecks on an annual basis.  What is at issue? Rule 6-7 of Michigan’s Civil Service…

On June 18, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that a provision of the contract between Chicago and the Fraternal Order of Police requiring the destruction of police disciplinary and investigatory records after five years violates public disclosure laws. The court also ruled that an arbitrator’s decisions upholding the contract provision cannot be enforced because…

On June 17, Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill (R) issued an opinion stating that, “to the extent the state of Indiana or its political subdivisions collect union dues from its employees, they must provide adequate notice of their employees’ First Amendment rights against compelled speech.” Attorney general opinions are advisory. They do not constitute an…

The Rhode Island Department of Administration asked last week for state executive branch employees to volunteer to participate in the state’s Department of Labor and Training WorkShare program in order to address a projected $800 million budget deficit. According to WPRI, program participants “would work 60% of their regular weekly hours and be eligible for…

On June 2, Kimberly Murnieks, Director of Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management, announced that the state is asking unions representing state workers to meet with officials to discuss reducing personnel costs. The move comes as the state faces an estimated $2.5 billion decrease in anticipated revenues. Murnieks also announced that the state would be…