3rd Circuit Majority: Teachers Lack Standing To Bring Union Dues Class Claims

Mealey's (January 20, 2021, 1:19 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Teachers who filed two separate class complaints alleging that they were subjected to waiting periods outlined in a state statute and/or their union agreements in violation of Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees after disaffiliating with the New Jersey state teachers’ union lacked standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution to challenge the statute, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel majority ruled Jan. 15, adding that Janus did “not impact their contractual obligations to the union.”...