The SCOTUS rules 5-4 that forcing private independent healthcare contractors (and, presumably, child-care workers) to join unions violates the First Amendment:
The ruling is a financial blow to labor unions that have bolstered their ranks in Illinois and other states by signing up hundreds of thousands of home health care workers.
The case was brought by a group of Illinois in-home care workers who said they didn’t want to pay fees related to collective bargaining. They claimed the “fair share fees” violate their constitutional rights by compelling them to associate with the union.
According to a local attorney involved in the case, the opinion distinguishes between actual public employees and those – like daycare providers and Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) that are employed by their customers.
Minnesota’s PCA/daycare unionization law is a dead issue now – as is the Messinger Dayton administration’s litigation to defend it.
Up next, Hobby Lobby.
But another 5-4 decision. Imagine what our country would be like if one if tge constitutional judges would have died 5 years ago and would have been replaced by another “wise Latina” type person.
Roberts owed us one.
TBS, true indeed. Looks like he tacked on some interest, too.
I envision a conversation between Governor Dayton and his primary union/ donation source. The union rep is quite agitated, pointing out to the governor that the supreme court just over-ruled their union mandate.
“Relax” says Dayton. “We dodged a bullet on that one. The ruling came from the U.S. supreme court, not the MN supreme court. Whew!!!.”