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Redfairen

(1,276 posts)
Thu May 9, 2013, 01:09 PM May 2013

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 doesn’t 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

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Federal appeals court: Michigan can ban schools from collecting union dues (Original Post) Redfairen May 2013 OP
douchebaggery from activist judges - leftyohiolib May 2013 #1
Their "core mission"? KamaAina May 2013 #2
BushCo* got 8 bites out of the 6th Circuits apple. Melinda May 2013 #3
Kicking the thread but surprised it was not 'locked' as being of regional interest. "Prince Harry" Purveyor May 2013 #4
I'm wondering if ALEC will no back challenging other state workers for the same reason. nt okaawhatever May 2013 #5
 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
2. Their "core mission"?
Thu May 9, 2013, 01:25 PM
May 2013

That would be educating students, right?

And who does that? Teachers. Teachers who belong to a union.

Melinda

(5,465 posts)
3. BushCo* got 8 bites out of the 6th Circuits apple.
Thu May 9, 2013, 01:46 PM
May 2013

Liberal judges are getting quite elderly on that court too. And so, this of course makes perfect sense.

 

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
4. Kicking the thread but surprised it was not 'locked' as being of regional interest. "Prince Harry"
Fri May 10, 2013, 12:47 AM
May 2013

in LBN...'Rules'!!!

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