No. 21-3052 ___________________________

Pollyanna Burns; Rhonda Tomoson; Diane Gooding,

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellants,

v. School Service Employees Union Local 284; Independent School District No. 191,

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees. ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Minnesota ____________

Submitted: February 14, 2023 Filed: July 28, 2023 ____________ Before LOKEN, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether a school district and a labor union violated the free speech rights of union members by deducting union dues from employee paychecks. We agree with the district court* that the school district’s employees failed to state a claim,