Split 7th Circuit Finds Wisconsin Union Dues Law Is Preempted By Federal Law

Mealey's (September 14, 2018, 1:32 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A change to Wisconsin state law regarding the union dues-checkoff standard is preempted by federal law, a divided Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Sept. 13, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Sea Pak v. Indus., Tech. & Prof. Employees, Div. of Nat’l Maritime Union, 400 U.S. 985 (1971) (International Association of Machinists District Ten and Local Lodge 873 v. Ray Allen, et al., No. 17-1178, 7th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25968)....