nowadays,the Supreme Court will hear verbal arguments in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Back in 2007,Mark Janus, an Illinois employee, or noticed a deduction in his paycheck for union dues. Janus is arguing that since he does not belong to a union that he shouldn’t own to pay the fees.
But AFSCME says that it has to advocate for Janus whether he wants it to or not,because the law requires that unions represent everyone in a bargaining unit equally.
Joseph McCartin, a professor of history at Georgetown University and executive director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor, and joins The Takeaway to discuss the case,and what it could mean for the future of organized labor. This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich.
Source: thetakeaway.org