After a bit of a scheduling shuffle, the Supreme Court is set to consider this Thursday whether it will grant certiorari in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Ass’n. As discussed earlier on this site, Friedrichs would present the Court with a vehicle to reconsider Abood v. Det. Bd. of Educ. and the constitutionality of public sector “fair share” agreements that Abood upheld. The Friedrichs petition comes on the heels of last year’s decision in Harris v. Quinn, in which the Court sidestepped the issue of Abood’s continuing viability while critiquing, in dicta, the decision (see analysis of Harris here and here; additional background on the Abood question is available here, here, and here).
If the Court reaches a decision on the Friedrichs petition, announcement will likely come on Monday, June 29 — the (typically blockbuster) last day of the Term.
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SCOTUS declines Wilcox appeal; Penn State research assistants win bargaining rights; SEIU sued over military leave firing.
October 21
DOL withdraws tipped-worker rule; Instacart settles hiring-bias claims; Phillips 66 locks out New Jersey refinery workers.
October 20
Korean unions oppose labor exemption bill; Portland city workers prepare for strike; UPenn grad student union looks to dismiss university filing
October 19
FDA reverses course on policy prohibiting off-duty union activity; FAA and NATCA reach deal to secure pay increase for air traffic controllers.
October 18
Federal judge again halts cancellation of the Bureau of Prisons’ CBA; tabletop gaming workers face roadblocks in union recognition.
October 16
Department of Labor reduces wage-and-hour enforcement at unionized workplaces; Fain's victory poses question of federal monitor's extension.