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| Looming setback for public unions |
| 2016-01-14 |
| h/t Instapundit With Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court took on the outcome of one election. But the case heard by the Supreme Court on Monday could affect elections for many years. The justices' remarks during arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association point to a major setback looming for public unions. The court will likely rule teachers and other unionized public workers don't have to pay their unions for representation unless they want to. That means unions will have much less money to spend tilting elections for Democrats. Not only in California, but also in 22 other states where public workers are forced to support the union whether they want to or not. It's a political earthquake for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut -- where unions dominate public employment and politics. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #4 As a retired military officer I opted not to use the CALPers healthcare plan since I had Tricare for life. (Different topic about what happened to that promise at 65). The state pay package for healthcare as a part of my salary showed over $200 a month. When I opted out, it just went away. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2016-01-14 13:02 |
| #3 Wonder what will happen to the CSEA's "union dues payments" where the employer pays employees' nominal union dues as part of their pay package if they opt to join the union; the employee never sees the money (they don't get it if they opt not to join.) |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-01-14 08:52 |
| #2 ...Oh, I'd bet the house payment on a VERY fast, bi-partisan solution to this one by the Unified Ruling Party. Way too much at stake here for a little thing like Constitutionality to get in the way. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-01-14 05:13 |
| #1 The death of public unions? It's certainly a start. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-01-14 04:02 |