Ohio Public Worker Union Gives Little to Settle Dues Lawsuit

An Ohio union agreed to lift a restriction on when public sector workers could stop paying dues to settle a First Amendment lawsuit, only to impose the same limited time window it already has for the private sector workers it represents.

The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees affiliate’s quick adaptation to the settlement deal suggests organized labor won’t easily back off their practice of providing a limited time window for workers to opt out of union dues payments, despite the mounting lawsuits alleging that they’re unconstitutional. Conservative advocacy groups have claimed that limits on revoking dues authorizations ...