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The OTHER SC Ruling...Union Slap Down
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BBQcopter
on 03/07/2014, 11:21:44 UTC
No one cares about the other SCOTUS ruling 4 days ago?  

By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled in Harris v. Quinn that home health care workers in Illinois cannot be compelled to financially support a union they don’t wish to join. Illinois is one of 26 states that require public-sector workers — such as firefighters, police officers and teachers — to pay partial dues, often known as “agency fees,” to the unions that negotiate their contracts and represent them in grievances, even if the employees find the union’s advocacy work distasteful.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/supreme-court-harris-v-quinn-ruling-108428.html#ixzz36DxM6QYY


To which I say:  Fantastic.  And bravo to Ms. Harris for taking on Goliath.  The court has been ruling very narrowly lately, but this is another chink in the armor of Big Union thuggery.  


What ya all say?