Posts tagged Lancaster County
DA drops all charges against two union reps arrested for trespassing at HACC Lancaster
January 17, 2024 // The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office has dropped trespassing charges against two teachers union employees who were arrested after they set up an information table at the Lancaster campus of HACC last summer. Pennsylvania State Education Association staff members Lauri Lebo Rakoff and Adam Weber were arrested Aug. 30 after they refused to leave campus while promoting the union. They were arrested by East Lampeter Township police and released soon after. The district attorney’s office filed defiant trespass charges against the two Aug. 31; the office dropped the charges Jan. 2. A spokesman for the district attorney said the two parties came to an agreement and the complainant requested the charges be dropped.
Teachers Win Eight-Year Battle with PSEA: Judge Says Pa. ‘Fair Share’ Law Unconstitutional
May 27, 2022 // Explaining the ruling’s significance, Nathan McGrath, president and general counsel for the Fairness Center, commented: “The judge unequivocally stated that Pennsylvania’s ‘fair share’ fee law is unconstitutional under Janus. To my knowledge, this is the first time a state court has issued such a ruling.”