Supreme Court ruling is major blow to public worker unions

[Miles Archer]

Supreme Court ruling is major blow to public worker unions

A recent non-partisan study predicted that a court defeat would eventually cause public employee unions to lose 726,000 members.
by Pete Williams / Jun.27.2018 / 10:03 AM ET

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-ruling-major-blow-public-worker-unions-n872971

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a crippling blow Wednesday to unions representing millions of the nation's public employees.

The justices said state government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be compelled to pay a share of union dues for covering the cost of negotiating contracts. Unions had said such an outcome would cut off a source of income and diminish their political clout in the 23 states where they bargain for both members and non-members alike.

A recent non-partisan study predicted that a Supreme Court defeat would eventually cause public employee unions to lose 726,000 members, a significant blow in one of organized labor's remaining strongholds. Nearly half of all union members in the U.S. are government employees.

The court has long held that requiring non-union members to pay the full amount of union dues would violate their right of free expression, forcing them to subsidize a union's political activities whether they agree with its goals or not.

[underpants]

1. Not unexpected coming out of that clown car

🤡😖

[manor321]

2. Thanks Susan Sarandon! n/t

[JI7]

3. Fuck Nader

[Bluepinky]

4. Trump and his people are screwing Americans every which way.

Unions aren’t perfect, but they’re an American institution that fought for most of the benefits working people have today.

Our country is turning from a beacon of hope to a bottomless sewer.

All these Supreme Court rulings make me very sad.

[Goodheart]

5. OK, I'm a life long Democrat, and have been greatly angered

by cases such as Bush v. Gore, Hobby Lobby, Citizens United, the Colorado baker, yesterday's Muslim ban... because they were all incorrectly and egregiously ruled.

I know I'll take my hits here for this one, but even though I'm pro-union I just can't be angered in the same way by this one. I think it's a correct decision. A citizen should not be forced to subsidize a union he doesn't wish to be a part of or thinks shouldn't exist in the first place. That IS a violation of the First Amendment in my view.

[atreides1]

6. Okay

It seems unfair for someone who doesn't wish to be part of a union, to receive the same benefits as union members!

Perhaps those who don't wish to join a union should be required to deal with management one on one!!!

[spanone]

7. 👍🏼

[Goodheart]

8. Yes, it certainly does seem unfair

But I think there might be other constitutional means to effect the same result, maybe through taxation, tax credits, a worker's fund collected and maintained by the state, etc.

I just don't see how it's constitutional to force one citizen to give money to another against his will.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

9. What result are you talking about?

[Goodheart]

10. Pay equity.

I see nothing unconstitutional about a state granting income tax credits in the amount of labor union dues paid, for example.