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| Subject: Wonderful! Supreme Court deals blow to public-sector unions, ruling against 'fair-share' fees Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:32 pm | |
| The Supreme Court dealt a major blow to state and local public-sector unions on Wednesday, ruling that nonunion members can’t be forced to pay a “fair-share” union fee.
In a 5-4 ruling, the court struck down an Illinois law, similar to laws in 22 other states, that allowed agencies to collect fees from nonunion members for collective bargaining.
The court’s conservative majority led by Justice Samuel Alito ruled that the law violates the First Amendment because it compels the employee to support a union message they may oppose.
"Neither an agency fee nor any other payment to the union may be deducted from the nonmember's wages, nor may any other attempt be made to collect such a payment, unless the employee affirmatively consents to pay," Alito wrote.
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/394371-court-deals-blow-to-public-sector-unions-ruling-against-fair-share
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