AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION LOCAL 85 et al v. PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

  1. January 04, 2023

    Transit Agency, Union Drop Black Lives Matter Mask Dispute

    The union for bus and light-rail operators at the Pittsburgh region's transit agency has settled and dropped its case over the agency's ban on face masks with "Black Lives Matter" messaging, following rulings from the district court and the Third Circuit blocking the ban on First Amendment grounds.

  2. January 20, 2021

    Pa. Port Authority Ban On 'Black Lives Matter' Masks Blocked

    A Pennsylvania federal judge blocked a policy from the Port Authority of Allegheny County on Tuesday that prohibited employees from wearing "Black Lives Matter" face masks at work, finding that the policy runs "afoul of the First Amendment."

  3. November 10, 2020

    Drivers Say Transit Co. Was Lax On Uniforms Before BLM Ban

    The Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, didn't enforce its uniform code ban on employees wearing political or social slogans until workers started wearing masks with "Black Lives Matter" messages, employees and union officials testified Tuesday in federal court in a lawsuit claiming the policy was discriminatory.

  4. October 20, 2020

    Pa. Port Authority Says 'Black Lives Matter' Mask Suit Is Moot

    The Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has pushed a federal judge to toss a union's suit claiming that its members' constitutional rights were violated by a ban on masks that say "Black Lives Matter" since the policy has already been jettisoned.

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