I say theft, because that's exactly what it was, they took raised fees for the sole purpose of lobbying for ...wait for it...Dims.

The court ruled for Dianne Knox and other nonmembers of the Service Employees International Union's Local 1000, who wanted to object and opt out of a $12 million special assessment the union required from its California public sector members for political campaigning. Knox and others said the union did not give them a legally required notice that the increase was coming.

The union, and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said the annual notice that the union gives was sufficient. The high court disagreed in a 7-2 judgment written by Justice Samuel Alito.

"When a public-sector union imposes a special assessment or dues increase, the union must provide a fresh ... notice and may not exact any funds from nonmembers without their affirmative consent," Alito said.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SUPREME_COURT_UNION_FEES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-06-21-10-12-54

And the 9 circus judges call themselves nonpartisans.   

Yet another feather for the Ninth's cap. The. Most. Overturned. Court. Evah.

Now, how long will it be before SCOTUS addresses the more basic issue in the case -- the fact that SEIU and other public sector unions can even do this at all -- "extract" dues from non-members?

Quote from: tbone0106 on June 21, 2012, 08:44:30 AM
Yet another feather for the Ninth's cap. The. Most. Overturned. Court. Evah.

Now, how long will it be before SCOTUS addresses the more basic issue in the case -- the fact that SEIU and other public sector unions can even do this at all -- "extract" dues from non-members?

I'm willing to bet this gives a green light to those that have been wanting to fight it.
We may see it as soon as early next year headed to the Supreme court.

Quote from: tbone0106 on June 21, 2012, 08:44:30 AM
Yet another feather for the Ninth's cap. The. Most. Overturned. Court. Evah.

Now, how long will it be before SCOTUS addresses the more basic issue in the case -- the fact that SEIU and other public sector unions can even do this at all -- "extract" dues from non-members?

It's called the "Check off" and it is legal in states which do not have Right To Work laws.  It requires that people who don't wish to join a union  pay the dues anyway.  The National Right to Work Committee has been active for years trying to get states which do not have this law to pass it.  Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley law permits states to enact Right to Work laws.
IMO it is the unrestrained unions which have gotten this country in the shape it .
With benefits, what does a member of the auto workers union get, about $150 and hour?  And teachers.  Their union gets them unbelievable benefits and wages and prevents their employers, the public, to have no say in their performance.   It is an enormous shake-down racket and unions should be restrained.

Quote from: Charliemyboy on June 21, 2012, 12:57:51 PM
It's called the "Check off" and it is legal in states which do not have Right To Work laws.  It requires that people who don't wish to join a union  pay the dues anyway.  The National Right to Work Committee has been active for years trying to get states which do not have this law to pass it.  Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley law permits states to enact Right to Work laws.
IMO it is the unrestrained unions which have gotten this country in the shape it .
With benefits, what does a member of the auto workers union get, about $150 and hour?  And teachers.  Their union gets them unbelievable benefits and wages and prevents their employers, the public, to have no say in their performance.   It is an enormous shake-down racket and unions should be restrained.

Hmmm. Maybe that's the reason that mobsters were always attracted to unions.