Supreme Court ruling on union dues could cost SEIU millions in payback

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

One of the nation's most powerful labor unions could face a costly onslaught of lawsuits seeking tens of millions of dollars in dues, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the money was collected improperly, legal experts said.

 

In a ruling Monday, the high court held that Service Employees International Union cannot force people who care for loved ones to be union members and deduct dues from the government checks of those they care for. The practice has gone on for several years in a handful of states, creating a lucrative stream of cash for the powerful labor organization, which represents more than 2 million workers and takes in about $300 million per year.

 

“The whole point of the decision was that the folks milked by the SEIU weren’t really public employees and should not be forced to pay union dues at all," said Hans Bader, senior attorney for the Competitive Enterprise Institute. "So they should be able to sue for refund of their compelled union dues back as far as the statute of limitations will allow.

 

“It could have a large effect,” he added.

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SEIU in court, losers.

[Valin]

@Geee

And the downside of this is.......?

 

May I suggest a bake sale.

[Draggingtree]

12 Things You Need To Know About Government Unions

The recent Supreme Court decision in Harris v. Quinn has shifted forced unionism across the country.

By Stan Greer AUGUST 22, 2014

1. Even pro-union politicians used to think public sector unionism was too radical.

Long after the pro-union monopoly National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) was adopted in 1935, even strong supporters of this statute rejected the appropriateness of attempting anything analogous in federal, state, or local government.

 

For example, in 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who just two years earlier had publicly endorsed and signed the NLRA, wrote a letter to a government union official explaining it is “impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or bind the employer” in dealings with “Government employee organizations” because “the employer is the whole people . . . .”

http://thefederalist.com/2014/08/22/12-things-you-need-to-know-about-government-unions/