California Supreme Court
Dec. 29, 2012
Unions can picket in storefronts, state Supreme Court says
The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that unions have a statutory right to picket in the privately owned space in front of a grocery store but disagreed with a union argument that it had unfettered free speech rights.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that unions have a statutory right to picket in the privately owned space in front of a grocery store. But the justices disagreed with a union's argument that it had more unfettered free speech rights under the state constitution.
The case deals with a 2007 labor dispute at a Sacramento grocery store owned by Ralphs Grocery Co. As union protesters formed a p...
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