A Northern California carpenter’s union has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city for allegedly violating their right to freedom of speech by citing a group of protesting carpenters and confiscating their protest banner under a city sign ordinance. According to the lawsuit, protesters had set up on a public curb in November in front of a Citation Homes Central sales office to protest unfair wages. Lawyers representing the union said that since the sign was political speech and not advertising, the citation is invalid and their rights to free speech were violated. “If we don’t stick up for our standards, it brings down everyone’s wages,” said Shaun Kinney, the veteran union carpenter named as a plaintiff in the suit. “You need to make as much as you can when you do work, to cover the times when you’re not working.” Tracey Kaplan, San Jose Mercury News 01/24/2010.
If you have questions regarding rights of Humboldt County employees regarding prevailing wages or free speech issues please contact the Janssen Law Firm to meet with a Humboldt County Employment Lawyer.
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