Alabama lawmakers blocked in attempt to bar teaching association dues
An Alabama high court ruled on Friday that Alabama lawmakers could not prevent teachers in the state from paying dues into their association, the Huntsville Times reports. An Alabama circuit court ruled that lawmakers had overstepped their authority in trying to prevent teachers from contributing to the Alabama Education Association.
U.S. District Judge Lynwood Smith ruled against lawmakers, claiming that prohibiting teachers from paying dues would result in unnecessary risk and punishment for the AEA. Dr. Paul Hubbert, executive security of the AEA, told the Huntsville Times that had the new law passed, the AEA would have lost up to $1.4 million per month in dues.
"Obviously we were pleased and think the judge followed the law," Hubbert told the source. "They would have to show how the state is somehow damaged … this is teachers' money, this is not the state's money."
Republican lawmakers are expected to file an appeal, but the Alabama Attorney General's office stated that an appeal was unlikely to be won. The AEA stated that it has already lost approximately $2.3 million in dues over the last year because of a new banking system.
U.S. District Judge Lynwood Smith ruled against lawmakers, claiming that prohibiting teachers from paying dues would result in unnecessary risk and punishment for the AEA. Dr. Paul Hubbert, executive security of the AEA, told the Huntsville Times that had the new law passed, the AEA would have lost up to $1.4 million per month in dues.
"Obviously we were pleased and think the judge followed the law," Hubbert told the source. "They would have to show how the state is somehow damaged … this is teachers' money, this is not the state's money."
Republican lawmakers are expected to file an appeal, but the Alabama Attorney General's office stated that an appeal was unlikely to be won. The AEA stated that it has already lost approximately $2.3 million in dues over the last year because of a new banking system.
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