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Supreme Court declines to rehear union fees dispute
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:51am EDT
Supreme Court declines to rehear union fees dispute
WASHINGTON | BY LAWRENCE HURLEY
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request by public school teachers in California asking the justices to rehear a major challenge to fees that unions collect from non-members on which the court split 4-4 in March.
The non-union teachers, represented by the Washington-based Center for Individual Rights conservative group, launched a long-shot effort to get the court to reconsider its decision. That request was denied without comment.
The decision in March was a victory for unions, preserving a vital source of cash for organized labor.
The 4-4 split, which left intact lower court rulings in favor of a teachers’ union in California, was made possible because the court was shorthanded after the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia in February.
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Supreme Court declines to rehear union fees dispute
WASHINGTON | BY LAWRENCE HURLEY
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request by public school teachers in California asking the justices to rehear a major challenge to fees that unions collect from non-members on which the court split 4-4 in March.
The non-union teachers, represented by the Washington-based Center for Individual Rights conservative group, launched a long-shot effort to get the court to reconsider its decision. That request was denied without comment.
The decision in March was a victory for unions, preserving a vital source of cash for organized labor.
The 4-4 split, which left intact lower court rulings in favor of a teachers’ union in California, was made possible because the court was shorthanded after the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia in February.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-unions-idUSKCN0ZE1O3
