If not being able to forcibly take money from people who have chosen not to be in a union is the death of unions then unions absolutely deserve to die. If unions have value then it seems that the people they serve would join them and pay dues. This crazy idea that the way for unions to survive is to allow them to take money from people who don't want to be in them and don't want to give them money is ridiculous.
Why join a union when you can just freeload off of them?
If you’re a teacher (for example) you benefit from the union and their fighting for pay increases, benefits, and protections even if you’re a nonmember. Some states forced teachers to join the union to maintain the union’s ability to fight for your compensation.
From what I understand about this ruling:
This essentially weakens unions. Now its unconstitutional to charge fees/force workers to join the union even if members benefit from their negoitations. Will we see a mass exodus of people leaving the unions where they are already strong? Probably not. But it certainly doesn’t strengthen them. And it will probably force them to be even more picky about which battles to fight since their ability to raise money has been hamstrung.
It’s funny. American workers (especially trumpers) bitch nonstop about “the elites” and whine about wealth inequality. Yet the very vessels that would help their cause they attack. I guess it’s just much easier to blame brown people, Hollywood actors, and “the unions” for your plight.
Furthermore, it’s hard to compete with the Kochs and Mercers who are legally able to spend as much as they want on elections and political party bribes while unions are hamstrung. How are democrats supposed to compete if unions are crushed and if republicans keep bribing big corporations with tax cut handouts?
Big win for the oligarchs like the Kochs and Devoses.
Big loss for unions, democrats, and workers in general. A weak union makes for weak workers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...df6bf4-7a0c-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc_story.html
