United States Sixth Circuit

A union policy of charging a reentry fee, equal to unpaid dues, to any former members who resigned but continued to perform bargaining-unit work does not violate the National Labor Relations Act, but is reasonably designed to promote Union membership, and leaves members free to resign without coercion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/08/2003
• Published 04/08/2003

Judges

• Before: BOGGS and COLE, Circuit Judges;  and BATTANI, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Glenn M. Taubman (argued and briefed), National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, Springfield, VA, for Petitioner., Daniel W. Sherrick (briefed), Blair Katherine Simmons (briefed), Associate General Counsel, International Union, UAW, Detroit, MI, Michael Hamilton (briefed), Provost & Umphrey, Nashville, TN, for Intervenors.


• For Appellees:
  
• Aileen A. Armstrong (briefed), Dep. Asso. Gen. Counsel, Robert J. Englehart (briefed), Jeffrey Horowitz (argued and briefed), National Labor Relations Board, Appellate Court Branch, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.