Weaver v. University of Cincinnati

LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, involves a challenge by nonunion employees of a public employer to the “fair share” or “agency” fees deducted from the plaintiffs’ paychecks pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement between their employer and a union that had been certified as the exclusive bargaining representative. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The district court found that the fair share fee calculation was valid and that the union’s ratification procedures and disclosures were constitutionally acceptable in all but two…