AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 85 v. PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION ) ) LOCAL 85, et al., ) 2:20-cv-1471-NR ) ) Plaintiffs, ) v. ) ) ) PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY ) COUNTY, ) ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION J. Nicholas Ranjan, United States District Judge The Allegheny County Port Authority has long prohibited its employees from wearing uniform adornments, such as buttons and stickers, that reflect “political or social-protest” messages. It has done so based on its belief that such messages are likely to lead to disruption in the workplace. This case presents a…