Interesting. So since they have been ruled to be Not public employees, it would be a violation of their first amendment rights if they were forced to pay union dues.
But that means that IF they WERE public employees, it would NOT be a violation of their first amendment rights if they were forced to pay union dues?? Even this “win” feels like a lose when you have to twist, zig and zag that much to wiggle your way out from under union oppression.
When there’s a union shop, the deal is between a particular company and the union.
If ABC Home Health Care’s employees form a closed shop, it shouldn’t affect DEF Home Health Care’s right to provide services or GHI Home Health Care’s right (which may not even exist yet).
I don’t know if the closed shop rules apply to state government in the same way they would apply to a private business. But of course there can’t be a competitor to the State of Illinois Home Health Care.