State Ex Rel. Nebraska State Council 32 v. City of Hastings

This case arises on a petition for writ of mandamus filed by relator-appellee, Nebraska State Council #32, AFSCME, to compel the respondent-appellant, City of Hastings, to withhold monthly *21dues from the pay of city employees who are members of relator’s union. The facts are not in dispute and the judgment of mandamus was issued on the pleadings.

Relator is the certified bargaining agent for a unit of employees of the City of Hastings, Nebraska. Relator, by its attorney, requested that pursuant to the requests signed by a number of the employees in the unit, the respondent deduct the sum of $10…