Case Study:
Rule 54A of the Rules and Regulations of the Chicago Police Department prohibited “the joining or retaining membership in, or soliciting other members to join any labor organization whose membership is not exclusively limited to full-time law enforcement officers.” Three Chicago police officers attempted to organize police for Local 1975, United Paperworkers International Union, AFL-CIO. Although the composition of Local 1975 was exclusively restricted to fulltime sworn police officers, the international did not restrict its membership, and it comprised various occupations. The union and the three officers challenged Rule 54A as an unconstitutional restriction of their First Amendment right of freedom of association. The city defended the rule as essential to secure the impartiality of police in labor disputes. Chicago contended that the neutrality of police would be destroyed if they had loyalty to diverse fellow union members and confronted those members in the line of duty. Should the court hold this rule unconstitutional? Decide. [Mescall, Chicago Police Local 1975 v. Rochford, 109 LRRM 2813 (7th Cir.)]
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