Fair Share Fees Upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court, in 4 to 4 decision, affirmed the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upholding the right of public sector unions to collect agency/fair share fees from from individuals who choose to not to be members. The per curiam...WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE
An Examiner for Washington’s Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has recently determined that free coffee provided by a public employer to corrections employees at the employer’s detention facilities is a mandatory subject of bargaining. However, the...SOMETIMES, REALITY IS STRANGER THAN FICTION
Two recent examples: Judge Finds Scrawling ‘F**k Your S**tty Town Bitches’ On Speeding Ticket Is Free Speech, Even If It’s “crude and offensive.” [Posted by Christopher Mathias on the Huffington Post. Mr. Mathias’s full post can be found...BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR
In a recent decision, an Examiner for the PERC held that the City of Walla Walla did not fail to bargain over its decision to change the numbering system for apparatus/equipment used by dispatchers in the City’s dispatch center and the protocols used by...Vick, Julius, McClure, P.S.
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