October 23, 2018
A Washington, D.C., local teachers' union asked a federal judge to toss a suit accusing it of discriminating against a gay worker, arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the former employee's D.C. law claims since both he and the union are Maryland citizens.
September 18, 2018
A former worker for a union representing Washington, D.C., teachers alleged in a federal suit Tuesday that he was fired for being gay, although the local disputes the authenticity of a seemingly damning email included in the complaint that suggests officials were worried keeping a gay employee would raise health care costs.