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Judge orders rebate for non-union state workers
Sacramento Bee ^
| 4/1/8
| John Hill
Posted on 04/01/2008 3:45:09 PM PDT by SmithL
A federal judge has ordered the state's largest public employee union to repay as many as 28,000 non-union state workers who were not given a chance to challenge a 2005 dues increase to fight initiatives backed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Judge Morrison England, in a decision Thursday, ordered Service Employees International Union Local 1000 to send notices to the workers who opted out of union membership. The union must issue refunds, with interest, to those non-union members who object to the special assessment. The rebate would amount to $135 plus interest for a worker who made $4,500 a month in 2005.
The special fee raised $12 million to fight Schwarzenegger's agenda, about a quarter of which was paid by state workers who chose not to join the union.
One Schwarzenegger-backed initiative would have required public employee unions to get written permission from members to use dues for political purposes. Another would have given governors broad budget-cutting powers.
"This is an opportunity for the state employees to reclaim the special assessment money that was taken from them unlawfully and used to advocate political causes they might disagree with," said Justin Hakes, spokesman for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation in Virginia, which provided legal advice to the state workers who sued.
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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: dues; unionthugs
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posted on
04/01/2008 3:45:10 PM PDT
by
SmithL
England, Morrison C. Jr.
- Born 1954 in St. Louis, MO
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U. S. District Court, Eastern District of California
Nominated by George W. Bush on March 21, 2002, to a seat vacated by Lawrence K. Karlton; Confirmed by the Senate on August 1, 2002, and received commission on August 2, 2002.
Education:
University of the Pacific, B.A., 1977
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, J.D., 1983
Professional Career:
U.S. Army Reserve, 1988-present
Private practice, California, 1983-1996
Judge, Sacramento Superior Court for the State of California, 1996-2002
Race or Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Male
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posted on
04/01/2008 3:46:05 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(Reject Obama's Half-Vast Wright-Wing Conspiracy)
To: SmithL
The Illegal Aliens' Union.
To: SmithL
Hmm. The concept that $4,500 a month for a state employee would be considered average enough to give an example as to how much they'd give back is almost as bothersome as the concept that non-union employees are forced to pay dues anyway. Even more strange - why is a union permitted to take directly from someone's pay?
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posted on
04/01/2008 3:59:30 PM PDT
by
kingu
(Party for rent - conservative opinions not required.)
To: SmithL
Ok I have never been around or worked where there are unions. How and why is a union allowed to assess money from a non-union employee?
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posted on
04/01/2008 4:03:41 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: SmithL
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posted on
04/01/2008 4:03:45 PM PDT
by
Don Corleone
(Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
To: SmithL
Judge Morrison England may be the last honest judge in Kalifornica.
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posted on
04/01/2008 4:07:03 PM PDT
by
editor-surveyor
(Turning the general election into a second Democrat primary is not a winning strategy.)
To: SmithL
Non-union workers should never have to pay union dues to begin with. It’s called robbery.
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posted on
04/01/2008 4:16:00 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.)
To: Red_Devil 232
Unions own the California Legislature.
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posted on
04/01/2008 8:41:44 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(Reject Obama's Half-Vast Wright-Wing Conspiracy)
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