September 16, 2015
The Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that an Idaho statute banning "job targeting" programs in which construction unions use funds collected from workers to subsidize bids and help union contractors compete with nonunion rivals was trumped by the National Labor Relations Act.
December 23, 2011
A federal judge ruled Thursday that two Idaho statutes expanding the state's right-to-work law for public works projects are preempted by the National Labor Relations Act.
July 05, 2011
An Idaho federal judge ruled Friday that two construction labor groups would likely succeed in challenging a new state law that prevents unions from deducting members' wages to subsidize pay for contractor workers, and postponed the law from taking effect.
May 31, 2011
Construction labor unions sued the Idaho attorney general Friday, challenging two relatively new state laws that bar unions from handing wage subsidies to contractors and subcontractors and block public agencies from requiring bidders to abide by a labor agreement.