Posted on 06/27/2018 7:11:40 AM PDT by jazusamo
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that pubic sector unions for state and local employees can’t force non-members to pay a “fair-share” union fee.
In a 5-4 ruling Tuesday, the court said the extraction of agency fees from non-consenting public sector employees violates the First Amendment.
The case centers on an Illinois law, similar to those in 22 other states, that allow public-sector unions to collect a “fair-share fee” from employees for non-political activities like collective bargaining, regardless of whether those employees belong to the union or not. Mark Janus, a state child support specialist at the center of the case, argued against having to give up about $45 from each paycheck to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 31. Doing so, he said, violates his First Amendment rights because it forces him to support the union’s messaging.
The union, AFSCME, argues it needs the “fair-share” funds to offset the significant costs it incurs negotiating working conditions for all employees. State laws allowing unions to collect these fees are justified, the union said, to avoid a situation where nonunion members get a "free ride."
A group of 15 public sector unions, warned the court in a friend of the court brief that eliminating fair-share fees would eviscerate public sector unions, depriving them of resources they need to perform their essential public functions.
“The elimination of fair-share fees would create an all-or-nothing choice for the workers whom unions represent: pay union dues or pay nothing but still receive the benefits a union provides,” they wrote.
“In that world, many rational employees will choose to become free riders.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
“Nuclear explosion in Oregon which is run by the public unions.”
Based on what happened in Indiana, within 5 years, less than 10% of those state employees will choose to continue paying Union Dues.
This has affected Democrats severely in all but the darkest inner- cities and Chicagoland.
Two scoops
Two genders
Two terms!!
For financial reasons not ideological. It's highly unlikely that 30% of Teachers are closet Conservatives. No matter, starve the Beast.
Winning has become a way of life. Hahahaha. Did I say: Hahahaha.
Bump!
Go here for union contributions to Dems and Reps!
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php
Another kick in the balls for the Donkeys. Beautiful.
““So what about private sector unions...?”
“There aren’t many left!”
There are plenty that are going nowhere. Longshoremen, Steel Workers, Auto, Communications, SEIU. to name a few.
Now you can see why it is quite reasonable to agree that Scalia was likely murdered.
I wouldn't say "likely".
I didn;t see anywhere in the Union’s comments where there was any thought given to the TAXPAYER !!!
I believe unions only think of taxpayers as the cash cows and the flow of that cash has now been significantly restricted. lol
LOL!
My thoughts as well; like, “From your mouth to God’s ear.”
But they are. Who is going to change it?
Private sector union membership was only about 6.5% before the Trump employment turnaround.
6.5% doesn’t seem like much. But the unwilling, no matter how small, are still having money picked from their pockets while their freedom of association is denied. If public sector unions are no longer permitted to do it, how in Hades can private sector unions be allowed to continue the coercive practice?
Talk about an intolerable act....
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Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
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That’s why so-called “Right To Work” laws are sweeping the nation.
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