Two Connecticut state employees filed a class-action lawsuit on Sept. 6 against their local union for previously paid dues, after the Supreme Court ruled that government employees can’t be forced to pay dues as a condition of employment.
The employees, Kiernan Wholean and James Grillo, demand back dues and fees they were forced pay to the state chapter of Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 2001, as a condition of employment with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).
