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Labor/Employment

Oct. 2, 2015

Federal judge dismisses for now union dues suit

In a boost to teacher unions, a federal judge has tossed for now a lawsuit that claimed California teachers face an unlawful bind between paying union dues money for political causes they may oppose or withholding that money and not receiving key union benefits.

In a boost to teacher unions, a federal judge has tossed for now a lawsuit that claimed California teachers face an unlawful bind between paying union dues money for political causes they may oppose or withholding that money and not receiving key union benefits.

U.S. District Judge Stephen W. Wilson dismissed with 30 days to amend a lawsuit by April Bain and three other putative class members alleging the California Teachers Association and California Federation of Teachers violated th...

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