NOT tired of the winning: SCOTUS deals 'devastating blow' to public sector unions

Greg P. | 10:27 AM on June 27, 2018

BAM! The Supreme Court just ruled in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31, dealing a “devastating blow” to public sector unions:

BREAKING: #SCOTUS overrules 40 year old case. Holds 5-4 public sector employees cannot be forced to pay union fees.

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) June 27, 2018

Link to the opinion here:

Janus is out. As expected, J. Alito writes. States and public-sector unions may no longer extract agency fees from nonconsenting employees.

Link: https://t.co/uMPvSdiVpm

— Friendly Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 27, 2018

The ruling means “unions cannot collect fees from non-members”:

https://twitter.com/dmccabe/status/1011974699490963456

Dems are, shall we say, just a little peeved:

It's simple: Janus v. AFSCME is the biggest assault on unions and working families we've seen in decades.

Now isn't the time to back down—we need to stand up, mobilize, and press forward in the fight for workers’ rights and an economy that works for everyone.#MA3 #MApoli #Union pic.twitter.com/oOLBGFzk9w

— Dan Koh (@dank) June 27, 2018

And thank you Justice Gorsuch!

Crucially, this ruling against unions would *not* have happened without the blockade of Merrick Garland. It's hard to overstate what a win this is for the right. McConnell has weakened part of the Democratic coalition via Janus.

— Dave Jamieson (@jamieson) June 27, 2018