In the reality where Hillary Clinton won the election and chose an even more liberal SCOTUS nominee than Garland… in that reality American unions may have survived.
In ours, apparently it looks like they may not.
It’s time to start making other plans.
How will we protect working people once SCOTUS makes their inevitable ruling? What’s the backup plan once unions have their last leg pulled out from under them?
If they don’t have bargaining power, then none of us do. Wages fall out from under all of us.
The Supreme Court is poised to deal a sharp blow to the unions that represent millions of teachers and other public employees, announcing Thursday it will consider striking down the mandatory fees that support collective bargaining.
The justices will hear the case of Mark Janus, an Illinois state employee who objects to paying fees to the union, which represents 35,000 state workers.
The decision, due by next June, could prove a costly setback for public-sector unions in 22 states, including California, where such fees are authorized by law. Labor experts have predicted a significant percentage of employees would stop supporting their union if given a choice. The other 28 states have “right to work” laws that forbid requiring workers to join or support a union.
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