Legal Opinion
Baltimore Teachers Union v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1993No. Nos. 92-2234, 92-2237 and 92-2238PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUTTIG, Circuit Judge:
In response to budgetary shortfalls, Baltimore City implemented a plan under which it ultimately reduced the annual salaries of its employees by approximately 1%, through deductions from five of their semi-monthly p'ay-checks. Its teachers and police, through their certified collective bargaining units, brought suit alleging that the salary reductions constituted an impermissible impairment of their contracts with the City. The district court entered judgment in their favor, and we now reverse.
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The facts essential to the resolution of this case are simple and not…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Baltimore Teachers Union, American Federation of Teachers Local 340, Afl-Cio the City Union of Baltimore, American Federation of Teachers, Local 800, Afl-Cio v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Kurt L. Schmoke, Individually and in His Capacity as Mayor and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Mary Pat Clarke, Individually and in Her Capacity as President of the Baltimore City Council and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Jacqueline F. McClean Individually and in Her Capacity as Comptroller and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Neal Janey, in His Capacity as Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City George F. Balog, Individually and in His Capacity as Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Board of Estimates of Baltimore City, in Re State of Maryland v. Baltimore Teachers Union, American Federation of Teachers Local 340, Afl-Cio the City Union of Baltimore, American Federation of Teachers, Local 800, Afl-Cio v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Kurt L. Schmoke, Individually and in His Capacity as Mayor and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Mary Pat Clarke, Individually and in Her Capacity as President of the Baltimore City Council and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Jacqueline F. McClean Individually and in Her Capacity as Comptroller and Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Neal Janey, in His Capacity as Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City George F. Balog, Individually and in His Capacity as Member of the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City Board of Estimates of Baltimore City, Baltimore City Lodge Number 3 Fraternal Order of Police v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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