Supreme Court could cripple public unions in run-up to 2018 midterms

[orangecrush]

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case that could shrink government unions and their campaign war chests by as much as two thirds, with potentially devastating consequences for the Democratic Party in a competitive election cycle.

Plaintiff Mark Janus, an Illinois state worker who declined to join the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, argues in his lawsuit that the payments he's compelled to pay the union violate his First Amendment rights.

Unions “provide enormous resources to candidates who support workers, which tend to mostly be Democrats,” said Steve Rosenthal, a former political director of the AFL-CIO and Democratic Party strategist. The case, he said, is aimed largely at "limiting Democrats' ability to win."

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/25/supreme-court-public-unions-2018-midterms-423436


Welcome to the Russimerican oligarchy.

This is why Republicans stonewalled until they could appoint Gorsuch.

They knew the fix was in.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. If memory serves, the USSC claimed that unions would be able to equally access

the Government as well as corporations to justify Citizens United.

[Fullduplexxx]

3. Because he benefits from bargaining which isnt free

[atreides1]

6. If he doesn't care

Then perhaps an adjustment is required! Anyone who doesn't wish to a member of a union, should be required to negotiate their own pay and benefits with management!

The union also will not have to hire legal representation should non-union members be wrongfully terminated, that will have to come out of their own pockets as well!

[Fullduplexxx]

4. And dont 1st amendement rights only come into play if the government

Is involved?

[ananda]

7. OK

Be a fucking union anyway!

Just do it.

[DeminPennswoods]

8. The federal unions are open shop

You don't have to join, but the agency does bargain, more-or-less, collectively with the union. The union still has to represent you if you want to file a grievance against management, but if you are not a dues-paying member, the union can bill you for its costs to represent you and your case.

Management's ploy is always to try and drive a wedge among workers taking advantage of natural resentment honest hard workers have against their colleagues who aren't. The union is usually portrayed as consisting mostly of the latter so why would the former want to pay (in the form of dues) to help them?