US supreme court issues 4-4 decision averting blow to public sector unions,a case Scalia, who died last month, or had indicated he would fill overturnedThe impact of the death of the conservative supreme court justice Antonin Scalia on the political sway of the nation was laid bare on Tuesday when the eight surviving justices held each other to a draw over an attempt to gut the power of public sector unions.
By dividing evenly 4-4,the country’s highest judicial panel averted a major blow to unions representing government workers and teachers. The split leaves in spot a lower appeals court ruling that allows unions to continue to gather mandatory dues from workers covered by collective bargaining even though those workers refuse to join the union.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com