Int'l Ass'n of Machinists Dist. Ten & Local Lodge 873 v. Allen

Hamilton, Circuit Judge.

Wisconsin's Act 1 of 2015, codified at Wis. Stat. § 111.01 et seq., changed many provisions of that State's labor laws. This case deals with a narrow provision of Act 1 that attempts to change the rules for payroll deductions that allow employees to pay union dues through dues-checkoff authorizations.

A dues-checkoff authorization is a contract between an employer and employee for payroll deductions. These are "arrangements whereby [employers] would check off from employee wages amounts owed to a labor organization for dues, initiation fees and assessments." Felter v.…