Posts tagged lawsuit
Unions play catch up as DOGE rips through federal agencies
February 11, 2025 // They’re expanding a lawsuit that seeks to protect the Labor Department’s data systems to include other agencies.
Former captain sues sheriff, saying he wouldn’t bow to corruption
February 9, 2025 // On Nov. 12, Philip was given orders to arrest the head of the deputies union, Carlos Tapia, who had been critical of Corpus. Instead of arresting Tapia, Philip quit, saying there was no “factual basis to warrant the arrest” alleging timecard fraud. District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe later threw out the Tapia’s case. Philip’s lawsuit says the arrest of Tapia followed a pattem of retaliation by Corpus and her former chief of staft and alleged boyfriend, Victor Aenile.
Executive Order: Union tells federal workers to comply with orders but file grievances
January 23, 2025 // AFGE calls executive order eliminating remote and reclassifying many workers as a "blatant attempt to corrupt the federal government."
Seven More Chicago Teachers Union Members Join Efforts to Demand Missing Audits
November 25, 2024 // “Hardworking, dues-paying members deserve financial transparency,” agreed plaintiff Bridget Cuevas, who has been a CTU member since 2012 and is one of the four union members who initially filed suit. “The Chicago Teachers’ Union is failing its 25,000 members—and millions of Chicago taxpayers—by withholding years of legally required audits. All our clients are asking for is transparency. If CTU has nothing to hide, why not just produce the audits?” said Dean McGee, Senior Counsel for Educational Freedom at the Liberty Justice Center.
NC Farm Bureau sues US Dept of Labor
October 29, 2024 // “Our complaint is that the DOL doesn't have the authority to require collective bargaining or to provide collective bargaining and self-organization rights to workers; that's Congress' job,” said Jake Parker, general counsel for the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation.
Judge declines to ground unionized flight attendants’ paid sick leave lawsuit against Southwest
October 9, 2024 // Unionized airline workers are challenging a settlement between Southwest Airlines and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment that largely exempts the airline from following state paid sick leave requirements.
Rhode Island School District Settles Suit With Teacher Denied Tenure After Leaving Union
October 3, 2024 // Although Lancellotta received "highly effective" ratings in his most recent evaluations, the district did not renew his contract, a move that effectively terminated his employment. This decision appeared to be driven by his resignation from the union. An appeal to the school board revealed that school officials had based their decision to terminate solely on the recommendation of Lancellotta’s department head, a union committee member. The appeal also uncovered troubling collaboration between the school’s attorneys and the union’s legal team.
End of an era: California Trucking Association dropping appeal against AB5
August 23, 2024 // The high-water mark of CTA’s fight came on New Year’s Eve 2019 when Judge Roger Benitez of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California handed down an injunction blocking AB5’s enforcement against trucking in the state. But from that point, the CTA suffered a series of losses. An appellate court in a 2-1 decision overturned the injunction in April 2021. The CTA took the appeal to the Supreme Court, which denied review in June 2022 and kicked the case back to the District Court.
AB 1955 Causes Elon Musk to Pull Out of California
August 6, 2024 // SpaceX and X are undisputed juggernauts in the economy of California. SpaceX is located in Hawthorne, CA, outside of the city of Los Angeles. The company reportedly provides almost 7000 jobs and employs approximately 16% of Hawthorne’s residents. Musk’s social media behemoth X, formerly known as Twitter, has most of its offices in San Francisco, CA. Taking X out of San Francisco will add more strain to an already hurting city—46% of offices and 40% of retail spaces in parts of the city are vacant. With litigation filed against the state, the loss of two huge revenue and job providers, and most likely another mass exodus of families all due to the enactment of AB 1955, California is in for more economic hurt.
Liberty Justice Center Sues New Jersey Union For Violating Plumber’s Constitutional Rights
August 5, 2024 // Upon learning about his rights under the Janus decision, Giangrasso sent a letter to UA Local 9 resigning his union membership and requesting an end to the dues deduction. However, the union refused, arguing that the Janus decision didn’t apply because the deductions were termed “assessments” rather than “dues.”