Navigation Miami unions, three public safety workers sue over SB 256 in state court
The constitutionality of a new law enacted by Gov. DeSantis two weeks ago is being challenged by multiple Miami unions and two employees.
The plaintiffs allege that SB 256 imposes harm on disfavored unions by exempting favored unions such as law enforcement, corrections, and firefighter employees who have supported Gov. DeSantis politically.
“SB 256 is an attack on the fundamental right of public employees to collectively bargain with their employer,” attorney Matthew Blumin wrote in the complaint. “SB 256 prohibits employees from voluntarily paying dues via deductions from their paychecks and prevents their chosen representatives from negotiating over the same.”
