Federal appeals court: Michigan can ban schools from collecting union dues
Source: MLive
A federal appeals court ruled that a Michigan law banning public schools from collecting union dues is constitutional.
The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a preliminary injunction that prevented the law from being enforced in a 2-1 ruling.
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...appeals Judge Raymond Kethledge ruled that the law does not restrict speech; it does not discriminate against or even mention viewpoint; and it has nothing to do with a forum of any kind. Instead, the Act merely directs one kind of public employer to use its resources for its core mission rather than for the collection of union dues.
Unions argued that it was unconstitutional because it doesnt apply to other public employers, but Kethledge wrote that the Legislature could have concluded that it is more important for the public schools to conserve their limited resources for their core mission than it is for other state and local employers.
Read more: http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/05/federal_appeals_court_michigan.html
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)That would be educating students, right?
And who does that? Teachers. Teachers who belong to a union.
Melinda
(5,465 posts)Liberal judges are getting quite elderly on that court too. And so, this of course makes perfect sense.
Purveyor
(29,876 posts)in LBN...'Rules'!!!