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
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 27, 2018
The ruling means “unions cannot collect fees from non-members”:
Supreme Court deals a devastating blow to government unions https://t.co/RGa3iI8uZ7
— David McCabe (@dmccabe) June 27, 2018
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, LLC (@jamieson) June 27, 2018
And thank you Mitch McConnell:
Cocaine Mitch has his face just buried in a pile of celebratory yeyo rn
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) June 27, 2018
More here:
The Supreme Court has dealt a blow to teachers' unions, and other public sector unions, in the Janus case, ruling that free speech rights of non-members are violated when they are compelled to pay "agency fees," because unions take political positions beyond the bargaining table.
— Dana Goldstein (@DanaGoldstein) June 27, 2018
This will impact 22 union stronghold states, including CA, NY, and IL. Decision was written by Alito. The same issue was before the court when Scalia died; Court deadlocked 4-4. Another huge political/policy/social change due to Gorsuch winning a seat.
— Dana Goldstein (@DanaGoldstein) June 27, 2018
Via @SCOTUSblog, the Court also declares that union fees must be opt-in for employees, not opt-out, which will create a further barrier to unions collecting fees.
— Dana Goldstein (@DanaGoldstein) June 27, 2018
Non-members are already able to opt-out of fees used to finance political organizing, but had not been able to opt out of fees used to pay for the costs of collective bargaining and representing workers in disputes with management.
— Dana Goldstein (@DanaGoldstein) June 27, 2018
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Related:
CIVILITY STRIKES AGAIN! Blue-checked writer already gearing up to celebrate Neil Gorsuch's death https://t.co/2aXcEgjcM4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 27, 2018
