Class action says union violated constitutional rights

SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Four Los Angeles Unified School District workers have filed a class action lawsuit against Service Employees International Union Local 99 for allegedly violating their constitutional rights.

Douglas Kennedy, Eduardo Berumen, Griselda Moran and Magi Sahagian claim SEIU refused to accept their resignations and/or requests to pay only a reduced agency fee amount that does not include political, ideological and other non-chargeable expenses, according to a complaint filed Oct. 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.