Supreme Court Deals Blow to Unions by Rejecting Mandatory Fees
- Court rules 5-4 to overturn decision that allowed agency fees
- Gorsuch joins conservative colleagues in majority of ruling
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A divided U.S. Supreme Court said government employees have a constitutional right not to pay union fees in a ruling that affects 5 million workers and deals a heavy blow to the labor movement.
The 5-4 decision overturns a 1977 Supreme Court ruling that had let public-sector unions collect so-called agency fees from non-members to help cover the cost of collective bargaining. The court’s newest member, Neil Gorsuch, joined his conservative colleagues in the majority.