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
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:
https://twitter.com/DanaGoldstein/status/1011973300547981312
https://twitter.com/DanaGoldstein/status/1011974379893293056
https://twitter.com/DanaGoldstein/status/1011975056031969280
https://twitter.com/DanaGoldstein/status/1011975829251919872
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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
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