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UNITED STEEL PAPER v. GOVERNMENT OF VIRGIN ISLANDS

No. 14-4357, No. 14-4358.

842 F.3d 201 (2016)

UNITED STEEL PAPER AND FORESTRY RUBBER MANUFACTURING ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION AFL-CIO-CLC, Appellant v. GOVERNMENT OF the VIRGIN ISLANDS; Governor of the Virgin Islands; Angel Dawson, Finance Commissioner; Debra Gottlieb, Director of Management and Budget. St. Croix Federation AFT Local 1826; Rosa Soto-Thomas, Appellants v. Governor of the Virgin Islands; VI Comm. of Finance Angel Dawson, Jr.; Dir. of Viomb Debra Gottlieb; 29th Legislature of the Virgin Islands; Virgin Islands Department of Education; Government of the Virgin Islands.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: November 15, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan L. Kilbert, Esq. , [Argued], Daniel M. Kovalik, Esq. , United Steelworkers of America, Five Gateway Center, 60 Boulevard of Allies, Room 807, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, Counsel for Appellant United Steel Paper and Forestry Rubber Manufacturing Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union AFL-CIO-CLC.

Amos W. Carty, Jr., Esq. , Law Offices of Richard P. Bourne-Vanneck, 9800 Buccaneer Mall, Suite 9, St. Thomas, VI 00802, Counsel for Appellant St. Croix Federation AFT Local 1826 and Rosa Soto-Thomas.

Joss N. Springette, Esq. , Office of Collective Bargaining, 3438 Kronprindsens Gade, Second Floor, St. Thomas, VI 00802, Samuel A. Walker, Esq. , [Argued], Office of Attorney General of Virgin Islands, 6040 Castle Coakley, Christiansted, VI 00820, Counsel for Appellees.

Before: FISHER, KRAUSE and ROTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

In 2011, the Virgin Islands faced a severe budget crisis as a result of the economic recession. In response to this crisis, the Government of the Virgin Islands enacted the Virgin Islands Economic Stability Act of 2011 ("VIESA"), 2011 V.I. Sess. Laws 84, which reduced most Government employees...

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