Two of SEIU Local 1000’s arch foes have united to sue the 95,000-employee union in federal court. At issue: Whether the state’s opt-out system of paying union dues is legal.
Ken Hamidi, with help from the National Right to Work Foundation, filed the class-action complaint in Sacramento federal court on Friday. Hamidi, who works for the Franchise Tax Board, has for years tried to organize disgruntled state employees in SEIU into a separate bargaining unit. Hamidi also ran as a Libertarian candidate for governor during the 2003 recall election.