Labor/Employment,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 12, 2014
Dim future for coerced union dues
A state Supreme Court decision cast doubt onto the constitutionality of public employees being compelled to pay dues to the union representing their work force. By Michael A. Carvin, James M. Burnham and William D. Coglianese
On June 30, for the second time in its past three terms, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision casting great doubt onto the constitutionality of the public-sector "agency shop," under which public employees are compelled to pay dues to the union representing their work force, even if the employee is not a union member and vehemently disagrees with many positions the union takes in collective bargaining. In Harris v. Quinn, 2014 DJDAR 8567, a majority of the court cataloged the ...
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