Overriding a veto, the Massachusetts Legislature recently passed a union-friendly Collective Bargaining Dues Act (“Act”) in response to the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME. In Janus, the Supreme Court ruled that mandatory union fees on non-members were unconstitutional in the public sector. The Act allows unions to charge non-members reasonable fees [...]
Both employers and unions are waiting for the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME. The issue in the case is whether public sector unions can compel workers who have declined to become members to pay them an “agency fee” that covers the union’s activities other than political action. The Court’s decision, which is expected this [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a California case that could have implications for all public sector unions. The case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association (Case No. 14-915), is a challenge to a California law permitting public sector unions to collect a portion of union dues (the agency fee) to cover the cost [...]