U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Three Post-Janus Cases Over Union Dues

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear three cases in which some educators argue that unions continue to violate their First Amendment rights three years after a landmark ruling that made collecting fees from “nonconsenting” public sector employees unconstitutional.

The plaintiffs in the first two cases, Troesch v. Chicago Teachers Union and Fischer v. Murphy in New Jersey, said that so-called “escape periods” — short windows of time in which employees can opt out of paying union dues — are allowing states to avoid compliance with the court’s 2018 decision in Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31.

In Janus, the court ruled that the fees violate non-union members’ First Amendment rights because that money subsidizes political and policy positions.

The court on Monday also denied a request to hear a case from a Chicago teacher, Joseph Ocol, who argues he should receive a refund for the union fees he paid. Ocol has refused to join the picket line in the past two Chicago teacher strikes in 2016 and 2019.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-supreme-court-declines-hear-192931559.html

[VarryOn]

1. No one should be forced to pay dues to an organization with which they disagree...

Been there, done that. I drove a truck in most of my 20s. It was a rare union shop that supported R's. I had no choice. I was not much-loved much by my peers, even though I was pretty low-key about my politics. This was the early 80's, so they were pretty old-school in their approach to things. Our steward once told me I needed a plunger handle stuck 8 inches up my....well you can imagine. It soured me a slight bit on unions. I'm sure some have done good.

[LiberalFighter]

2. The UAW does not use dues money for political purposes.

Any political campaigning or candidate donations are from voluntary member contributions.

I get difficult with police and firefighter groups with their telemarketing calls to me for that purpose. They should only be calling their members when it is political or lobbying.