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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August 7
Starbucks beats claims it denied shifts to union workers; Center for State Labor Innovation aims to address labor law shortcomings.
August 6
Taylor Farms faces scrutiny over labor practices; Bipartisan labor bill gains momentum.
August 5
Clash over potential change to Canada’s labor code; Harvard’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy releases model sectoral bargaining laws; NJ sues Amazon for antitrust violations.
August 4
WestJet reaches a deal to end a flight attendant strike; the NLRB rules Whole Foods legally banned Black Lives Matter display; a commentary argues college athletes should have the right to collectively bargain.
August 3
Queens College faculty stage protest; UAW holds presidential debate; the Protect College Sports Act gets new life.
August 2
WestJet flight attendants go on strike, and the American Federation of Government Employees challenges another VA attempt to terminate its collective bargaining agreement.