On Feb. 7, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a California law prohibiting public employers from discouraging union membership or dues deduction authorizations.
About the ruling
On Feb. 21, 2020, seven plaintiffs—”elected members of various local California government bodies, including city councils, school boards, and community college and special purpose districts”—filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California challenging California Government Code Section 3550. The defendants were the members and general counsel of the California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).
