"The issue at stake in the Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case was the First Amendment—specifically, whether public employees who didn’t want to join unions could be forced to pay what the union determines is a “fair share” toward collective bargaining, but in practice amounts to political activity.
Collective bargaining is the negotiation between an employer and a labor union’s members to determine wages and the conditions of employment.
Forced dues were allowed under an earlier decision, but in the 2015 case it appeared the court was heading in the direction of overturning that precedent.
But then, Justice Antonin Scalia died just before the case was to be decided, leaving the court split 4-4 in its final decision and leaving the case unresolved.
Now, two more cases dealing with public unions are on the horizon that could dramatically alter their ability to force nonmembers to pay. This would have a massive impact on the nature of public sector unions."
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/20/union-leaders-tried-bully-california-teacher-silence-didnt-give/
Collective bargaining is the negotiation between an employer and a labor union’s members to determine wages and the conditions of employment.
Forced dues were allowed under an earlier decision, but in the 2015 case it appeared the court was heading in the direction of overturning that precedent.
But then, Justice Antonin Scalia died just before the case was to be decided, leaving the court split 4-4 in its final decision and leaving the case unresolved.
Now, two more cases dealing with public unions are on the horizon that could dramatically alter their ability to force nonmembers to pay. This would have a massive impact on the nature of public sector unions."
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/20/union-leaders-tried-bully-california-teacher-silence-didnt-give/