Tuesday, 27 February 2018

The future of American unions hangs in the balance

At a time when unions are increasingly under threat, a case before the supreme court promises to be the most consequential in a generation

This week, the supreme court hears a case that will likely decimate American unions by going after them in the one bastion they have left, the public sector.

The case, Janus v AFSCME, promises to be the most consequential judicial decision for the US labor movement in a generation. The Republican-leaning court is widely expected to overturn 40 years of legal precedence by outlawing a major source of funding for public employees’ unions, called agency fees.

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