Judge: lawsuit over taxpayer-funded union jobs may proceed

Hudson County Superior Court Judge Barry P. Sarkisian on May 26 dismissed the Jersey City teachers union's motion to dismiss a lawsuit targeting "release time."

A lawsuit between a conservative group and the Jersey City teachers union will proceed after a judge denied the union’s bid to dismiss the suit on Friday. The legal spat focuses on “release time,” a provision in the union’s contract with the public-school district that allows two top union officials to devote all of their time…

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