Union Urges Against U.S. High Court Taking Up Union Fees Question

Mealey's (September 9, 2020, 2:57 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court has twice suggested and all the appellate courts and district courts to consider the issue have all held that a good-faith defense is sufficient for parties being sued under 42 U.S. Code Section 1983 for agency fees collected in the past in accordance with state law and Supreme Court precedent, a union argues in its Sept. 3 brief opposing a worker's petition for a writ of certiorari (Benito Casanova v. International Association of Machinists, Local 701, No. 20-20, U.S. Sup.)....