Conservative justices express support for striking 1977 ruling deeming the collection of fees from non-members by public-sector unions as constitutionalThe US supreme court on Monday appeared to lean toward striking down a requirement under which public-sector workers who choose not to join a union must still pay fees for collective bargaining – a high-tail that would serve as a major blow to organized labor and could affect millions of workers.
The court’s conservative justices expressed support for overturning a 1977 ruling,Abood v Detroit Board of Education, which deemed the collection of “agency fees” from non-members by public-sector unions constitutional. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com