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I actually agree with the Conservatives in this particular case.
I agree also. I think many liberals would be outraged over a situation like this, though. To compel a mother to pay union dues simply because she's taking care of her child, who requires extraordinary care, is simply wrong. The union does nothing for her. Whether she's a member or not. The argument for dues from non-members is that they benefit from union negotiations, but the personal nature of this woman's relationship with the patient means that she gains nothing from the union activities. For the union to compel dues from her is grossly unfair.
It may well be an interesting case, if the Court goes beyond the narrow question presented.
Good Article - thanks.
I always read the SCOTUSblog.com when the Supremes are in session. They follow the arguments and the decisions on all the cases before the court. They follow the decisions in real time as they are rendered.
I read SCOTUSblog this morning and was a bit surprised that the US Solicitor General (Donald B. Verrilli, Jr) appeared to be giving the main argument for the defendant (Illinois Governor Quinn). Several unions, Washington D.C. and maybe the DOJ have joined and presented briefs.
Verrilli and the others are basing their defense on a former decision - there is some discussion that the Abood v. Detroit Board of Education (1977) could be overturned. IF that should happen, it would be an Earthquake in Union circles.
Verrilli doesn't have a very good record here lately in his arguments. The overturn of part of the Voting Rights Ace is an example of that. It's also worth noting that these cases are landing on the docket of the US Supreme Court because of the extreme over-reach by Democrats and Leftists.
this is why public sector unions need to be abolished.
That's a ridiculous extrapolation.
This is ONE case that the union should lose and lose big. But to say that ALL public sector unions should be abolished is stupid. Public employees should have the same right of association as everyone else.
This is ONE case that the union should lose and lose big. But to say that ALL public sector unions should be abolished is stupid. Public employees should have the same right of association as everyone else.
they already do, its called civil service laws. even FDR hated public sector unions, and he was a big time union guy. and considering that the government supports unions, it means they dont negotiate against those unions when contract time rolls around, otherwise they would be negotiating against their own interests. in other words its the union on one side, negotiating with the union on the other side, guess which wins.
This is ONE case that the union should lose and lose big. But to say that ALL public sector unions should be abolished is stupid. Public employees should have the same right of association as everyone else.
Yeah...and being an Air Traffic Controller is some sort if picnic, huh?
You know the conditions they work under?
Yes I do. I routinely fly my plane and talk to them all the time. I was happy when Reagan canned the whole lot of them. The plane I fly is a turbo-charged C-310 or T-310. Hence my handle. Unions in the public sector are basically useless.
Yeah...and being an Air Traffic Controller is some sort if picnic, huh?
You know the conditions they work under?
The PATCO Strike broke Federal Law - they gambled that Reagan would let them do it.
They found out they were wrong. That's the thing about a "gamble", sometimes you lose.
There was another thread on this w/ a link to a George Will column. Will does a good job covering the First Amendment angles of the case. Should Government Force Workers Into Unions?
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