Amalgamated Transit Union Int'l v. U.S. Dept. of Labor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] Amalgamated Transit Union, International, No. 2:20-cv-00953-KJM-DB 2) “% ORDER B Plaintiffs, v: United States Department of Labor, et al., Defendants, And Cross-Claims. 18 The U.S. Department of Labor recently determined it will not certify transportation grants 20 to California transit agencies, given the Department’s current position that California’s Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act prevents a “continuation of collective bargaining rights,” as required by the Urban Mass Transportation Act. The Department’s decision, if it stands, will take 23 effect starting on December 27 of this year, when several California grant applications seeking 24 billions of dollars in funding will be ready for a certification decision. More denials of 25 certification will follow, affecting many more billions in grants. The State of California seeks to 26 stay or enjoin the operation of the…