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The United Public Workers of America (1946–1952) was an American labor union representing federal, state, county, and local government employees. The union challenged the constitutionality of the Hatch Act of 1939, which prohibited federal executive branch employees from engaging in politics. [3]
Although the Supreme Court later reaffirmed United Public Workers v. Mitchell in 1973 in United States Civil Service Commission v. National Association of Letter Carriers, 413 U.S. 548 (1973), it did so narrowly on the grounds that permitting public employees to engage in political activity was dangerous. [37] United Public Workers v.
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) 1979 1,300,000 Retail store and distribution employees. 2008: UFCW: United Auto Workers (UAW) 1935 990,000 Full name: International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Automobile, truck, farm equipment, and construction equipment manufacturing workers ...
The decision in United Public Workers v. Mitchell relied heavily on the "doctrine of privilege," a legal doctrine that held that public employment was a privilege (not a right) and subsequently significant restrictions could be placed on public employees that could not be constitutionally tolerated in the private sector. [10] United Public ...
Moe, Terry M. Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America's Public Schools (2011) Murphy, Marjorie. Blackboard Unions: The AFT and the NEA, 1900-1980 (1992) Steier, Richard. Enough Blame to Go Around: The Labor Pains of New York City's Public Employee Unions (2014) Tucker, David L.
Steve Allen, business manager for United Public Employees of California Local 792, which represents about 1,000 Shasta County employees, told The Times in an email that the union was not notified ...
Historically, the rapid growth of public employee unions since the 1960s has served to mask an even more dramatic decline in private-sector union membership. At the apex of union density in the 1940s, only about 9.8% of public employees were represented by unions, while 33.9% of private, non-agricultural workers had such representation.
Emails sent to government workers at numerous agencies gave employees 10 days to report if a colleague's job relates to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.