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The U.S. Supreme Court and the “Fate of the Union”

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Recently the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a matter that could severely impact the status of unions. The dispute will determine whether nonunion employees working in the public sector should have to pay partial union...more

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Gorsuch Restrains His Own Speech In Oral Arguments About Public Sector Union Dues

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From Justice Kagan’s observation that a decision in favor of the plaintiff could affect millions of public sector workers to Justice Alito’s surprise at seeing a union brief include an argument that the Constitution...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court, Unions, And The Future Of Collective Bargaining In The Public Sector

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear a case that has the potential to rock the world of unions that represent public sector employees in Rhode Island and throughout the country. The Court will decide whether state...more

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Supreme Court (Once Again) Poised To End Compulsory Union Dues For Public Employees

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In January of last year, we noted that the U.S. Supreme Court was poised to end compulsory union dues for California teachers and other public employees. Then in February of last year, Justice Antonin Scalia died. In March...more

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Public Sector Unions Dodge a Bullet on Non-Member Fees

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Public sector union officials and their allies will breathe easier as a challenge to the collection of “agency fees” from non-members was rejected by a deadlocked United States Supreme Court earlier this week. In a per curiam...more

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Supreme Court Upholds The Constitutionality of Public Sector Union “Fair Share Fees”

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As we previously reported, in July 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided to hear an appeal of a case from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding the legality of “fair share” fees for public...more

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The Supreme Court’s Decision on Public Union Fees: Still Valid But No Further Guidance

On March 29, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a per curiam opinion in a case on the validity of public-sector “agency shop” arrangements, which permit unions to charge a fee (in order to pay for select...more

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Supreme Court Leaves in Place “Agency Fees” for Non-Union Teachers, 4-4

I recently speculated that the death of Justice Antonin Scalia might result in a 4-4 split in Friedrichs v. California, a case in which non-union public school teachers in California contended that they should not be required...more

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