Irvine Attorney Examines Ninth Circuit Decision on Exclusive Bargaining

Irvine Partner Colin P. Calvert is quoted in the Daily Journal article “9th Circuit says Janus doesn’t make exclusive bargaining unconstitutional,” discussing the court’s application of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus decision beyond mandatory union fees to exclusive bargaining provisions. Colin explains that the court reached the right decision, noting that the court found a 1984 Supreme Court decision on union association remained good law despite last year’s Janus decision. Colin says, “Janus is really a decision that has to do with dues and fees supporting a union rather than a union having the exclusive right to bargain on your behalf.”

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