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Supreme Court tackles case posing threat to public-sector unions

September 29, 2017

Via: HR Hero
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Employers—especially public-sector employers—are eagerly awaiting the outcome of a case going to the U.S. Supreme Court that may deal a blow to unions’ ability to collect dues.

On September 28, the Court announced that it will hear Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Counsel 31. The case, out of Illinois, challenges the union’s right to collect what’s known as “fair share” or “agency” fees from employees who don’t belong to the union and are covered under union-negotiated contracts.

With the addition of conservative Justice Neil M. Gorsuch to the Court earlier this year, many expect a union defeat.

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