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Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators’ Association
Citation:
460 U.S. 37 (1983)Facts
The Metropolitan School District of Perry Township operated a public school system with an internal mail system that allowed rapid delivery of messages between teachers and administrators. Prior to 1977, both PEA and PLEA had equal access to this mail system. After an election in 1977, PEA was certified as the exclusive bargaining representative for the teachers. Following this election, PEA negotiated a collective bargaining agreement with the School Board that granted PEA, but no other union, access to the interschool mail system and teacher mailboxes. PLEA was not prevented from communicating with teachers through other means, such as bulletin boards, meetings on school property after hours, public address announcements with principal approval, or regular mail. PLEA filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming that the exclusive access policy violated the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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