United States Third Circuit

Every union collecting fair-share fees from non-union members must subject its disclosed financial information to independent auditor verification, and local unions (regardless of size) must obtain formal audits. Litigation expenses are chargeable to non-union members.(Amended opinion)

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/27/2002
• Decided 04/03/2003
• Published 05/12/2003

Judges

• Before:  AMBRO and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges, and O'NEILL , District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Milton L. Chappell (Argued), W. James Young, National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Springfield, VA, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants., John M. West (Argued), Laurence Gold, Bredhoff & Kaiser, Washington, DC, Mark P. Widoff, Pennsylvania State Education Association, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees.