On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision affecting public sector unions. In Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31, the Court ruled that government employees cannot be required to support financially unions that represent them. This decision reverses precedent from a case the Supreme Court … Read more
Through the State Budget bill signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on April 12, 2018, New York has new legal protections for unions that represent government employees. These measures seek to protect public sector unions from the potential implications of the Supreme Court’s upcoming decision in the case of Janus v. AFSCME. Many expect that decision … Read more
The New York Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) administers the Taylor Law, which extends collective bargaining rights to public employees in the state. The Taylor Law created PERB with its enactment in 1967. Since July 2010, PERB has also administered the New York State Employment Relations Act, which governs collective bargaining for private employers in … Read more