Robinson v. Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Ass'n

MEMORANDUM

CONNER, District Judge.

Once again the court must consider the efforts of defendant, the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association (“Association”), to impose a “fair share fee” on nonunion public employees in a manner consistent with the First Amendment. The court previously held that a fee assessed by the Association from December 2001 through mid-2003 was unconstitutional because advance notice was not provided to employees. 1 Now under review, in the context of cross-motions for summary judgment, is a subsequent fee collected from mid-2003 to mid-2004 and preceded by…