7th Circ. Says Union Can't Sue Over Officer Election Spending

By Emily Brill · November 19, 2025, 5:21 PM EST

Only the U.S. secretary of labor can sue to enforce a federal ban on employers spending money to promote candidates for union office, a Seventh Circuit panel ruled Wednesday, upholding an...

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Case Information

Case Title

Chicago Teachers Union, Local No. 1,, et al v. Educators for Excellence, Inc.

Case Number

24-2649

Court

Appellate - 7th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3720 Labor/Management Relations Act

Date Filed

September 20, 2024