Legal Opinion
Omaha Police Union Local 101 v. City of Omaha
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided August 3, 2007No. S-06-403PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephan, J.
This appeal presents the issue of whether a public employer engages in a prohibited practice under the Industrial Relations Act (the Act) 1 by taking disciplinary action against public employees belonging to a labor organization for statements made and published by those employees. In this action commenced by Omaha Police Union Local 101 (Union) against the City of Omaha and Omaha chief of police Thomas Warren (collectively the appellants), the Commission of Industrial Relations (CIR) concluded that disciplinary action taken against a police officer who authored an article in a Union…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Old Dominion Branch No. 496 v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Eastex, Inc. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- National Labor Relations Board v. Natural Gas Utility DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by3 opinions
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