Supreme Court of New Jersey
Board of Education, Borough of Union Beach v. New Jersey Education Association, a…
November 25, 196853 N.J. 29
Summary
The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the trial court's injunction restraining the teachers' unions from imposing "sanctions" and from press releases that sought to coerce the Board of Education, holding that such conduct is unprotected coercive activity and does not fall within First Amendment protection. The Court also clarified that Article I, paragraph 19 of the New Jersey Constitution does not grant a right of public‑employee strike and that the Legislature cannot imply such a right absent clear statutory language.