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Labor/Employment

Apr. 9, 2015

Teachers unions sued over dues for political activities

With powerful backing, four California teachers say that their union dues are funding political activity they oppose - amounting to a First Amendment violation.


By Matthew Blake


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Another major lawsuit has been filed taking on California teacher unions' protocol on collecting dues.


Four teachers have sued the California Teachers Association and California Federation of Teachers that together represent most of the state's public school teachers, claiming that their payment of dues for union political activities violates their civil rights. Bain et al. v. California T...

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