Cal State Hayward's Chuck Baird successfully sued the California faculty union on grounds that it interfered with his freedom of religion. He won and is no longer represented by the union.

It looks like the idea is spreading.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State employees should be able to donate their union dues to any charity, not just a church, when they have religious objections to how the money's being spent, federal justice and civil rights officials decreed today.