Labor and Employment Law Blog

Union Agency Fees & Lobbying

In the 27 right to work states, currently in the country, union nonmembers may not be required to pay fees to private sector unions as a condition to obtain or retain employment. In the rest of the states – union security states – private sector unions and employers may enter into agreements that require nonmembers to […]

March 5, 2019 | 2 min read | Tagged: Agency Fees, Core Functions, Fees, Kent Hospital, Lobby, Lobbying, Political Activities, Right to Work, SCOTUS, Union Contracts, Union Dues, Union Security, United Nurses

Jerry Morales Of Counsel

Extraction of Agency Fees from Non-Consenting Public Employees is Unconstitutional

In Janus v AFSCME , U.S. No. 16-1466, the Supreme Court held on June 27, 2018 that States and public sector unions may no longer extract agency fees from non-consenting employees. Such extractions violate the employees’ First Amendment right to free speech. The decision, delivered by Justice Alito and joined by Justices Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas […]

June 27, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: AFSCME, Agency Fees, First Amendment, Free Speech, Janus, Public Sector, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Union Dues

Jerry Morales Of Counsel