Earlier this week, the Center for Individual Rights (where I work) filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in Janus v. AFSCME. Our brief uses information obtained in another case, Yohn v. CTA, to cut through some of the misguided rhetoric surrounding the issue of compelled union dues and the First Amendment. The Supreme Court has long held that you can’t compel people to speak the state’s message. Despite this history, the Supreme Court has also held since 1977 that the state can compel workers to pay fees to public sector unions. Under the current arrangement, the union doesn’t have to court those who are skeptical or dissatisfied with union services because they can take their money anyway.

Source: Forbes December 08, 2017 17:15 UTC