Kirkpatrick v. Reid

This is an application pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, to declare null and void a resolution of the board of transportation of the city of New York putting into effect a voluntary ‘ ‘ check-off ’ ’ system of collecting union dues from employees of the New York City Transit System. The proceeding is brought by two employees of the transit system who are officers of the Civil Service Forum, an organization of civil service employees which includes subway workers.

The resolution in question provided that all voluntary authorizations by employees to deduct from their wages once a…