LA Teacher Sues Union Over Forced Dues

WFB: The Los Angeles teachers union may have just ended a lengthy strike over a contract dispute, but could soon find itself back in court as a local educator filed a class action suit over forced dues.

A public school teacher has filed a class action suit against United Teachers Los Angeles, alleging that it illegally subjected her to a strict window period for resigning her membership. The teacher attempted to cut off her dues payments following the Supreme Court’s Janus ruling, which declared mandatory fee payments unconstitutional, but was rebuffed by union officials. The suit argues that the “restrictive” resignation policy violates the First Amendment rights of teachers.

“After being notified of Seager’s decision to revoke any prior dues authorization, Los Angeles District and UTLA, directly or indirectly, nonetheless continues to deduct dues from her paychecks, in furtherance of UTLA’s restrictive revocation policies,” the complaint filed by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation says. “Unless enjoined from so doing, UTLA and Los Angeles District will continue to collect/deduct union dues from employees.”  more here