The right wing's 40-year attack on unions is coming to the Supreme Court, and this time it could win
For 40 years, right-wing activists and fronts for the 1% have had their knives out for a Supreme Court precedent that protects the ability of public employee unions to represent their members and even nonmembers, and to speak out on matters of public interest.
That precedent faces a mortal threat in a case scheduled for oral argument at the Supreme Court on Monday. Indications are that a conservative majority of justices is poised to overturn it. That would have implications for worker rights, principles of fair compensation and income inequality, none of them good — unless you're a millionaire.
The case is Janus vs. AFSCME. The issue in the case is the "agency fee," which public employee unions in 22 states, including California, charge workers who are represented by those unions. The fee is a subset of union dues, which are paid by members. It's supposed to cover only contract-related union functions such as contract negotiations and enforcement, including grievance procedures.
http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-janus-20180223-story.html
He voted to enable the "Dark Money" backing this case...............
Justice Samual Alito should be Impeached.....................
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I just wish the American people knew this and were willing to do something about it, otherwise they can forget ever having rights at work or anywhere else from now on.
NOSE HOLDERS be DAMNED
