Legal Opinion

Reese v. City of Columbus

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 19, 1995No. Nos. 93-4112, 94-3108PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

This case requires us again to address the issue of whether unions may collect a fair share fee to pay for so-called “extra-unit”1 collective bargaining-related litigation, lobbying and advertising expenses from nonunion employees who, pursuant to Ohio law, belong to a collective bargaining unit represented exclusively by the unions. The City of Columbus deducts the fair share fee from the paychecks of nonunion city employees and pays it to the defendant unions. Claiming that their First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights have been violated by the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Marks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Lehnert v. Ferris Faculty Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Triplett Grille, Inc., D/B/A the Back Door v. City of AkronCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
  5. Tyson Foods, Inc. And Holly Acquisition Corp. v. Elaine A. McReynolds and Charles W. Burson, Holly Farms Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Deja Vu of Nashville, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation Michael Rucker, Individually Michael Butler, Individually Meroney Entertainment, Inc., D/B/A Ken's Gold Club, a Tennessee Corporation the Pleasure Palace, Inc., a Tennessee Corporation Dawn Pierce, Individually Elizabeth Martz, Individually Jerry C. Pendergrass, Individually the 822 Corporation the 421 Corporation, (99-5071),plaintiffs-Appellees (00-5881),plaintiffs-Appellees/cross-Appellants (00-5284/5288) v. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee Emmett Turner, Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department, (99-5071), (00-5881), Defendants-Appellants/cross-Appellees (00-5284/5288)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  2. Health Maintenance Organization of New Jersey, Inc. v. WhitmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  3. Marsha Otto F. Naylor Emery Dennis A. Erb Robert K. Gilbert James W. Lossell Barbara J. McAlley Wesley S. Semple, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Non-Members Similarly Situated v. Pennsylvania State Education Association-Nea National Education Association Shaler Area Education Association, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Local Associations Similarly Situated Marsha Otto F. Naylor Emery Dennis A. Erb Robert K. Gilbert James W. Lossell Barbara J. McAlley Wesley S. Semple, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Non-Members Similarly Situated v. Pennsylvania State Education Association-Nea Shaler Area Education Association, on Behalf of Themselves and All Other Local Associations Similarly Situated, National Education Association Grove City Area Education Association Jane Campbell Barbara LeibyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  4. Bromley v. Michigan Education Ass'n-NEADistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1998
  5. American National Fire Insurance Company v. Thomas J. KenealyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995

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