All Posts Tagged With: "forced union dues"
Paycheck Protection: Much Less Than Meets the Eye
On June 14 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its unanimous verdict in Davenport v. Washington Education Association (WEA) in which the Court upheld the constitutionality of the “paycheck protection” section of a Washington state campaign-finance-regulation initiative adopted in 1992 by 72 percent of the voters. That section required labor unions to get the permission [...]
1Nov2007 | Charles W. Baird | 0 comments | ContinuedCongress and Public Safety Unionism
The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) applies to unionism in private-sector employment, except in the railroad and airline industries, where the Railway Labor Act sets the rules.No federal statute regarding unionism applies to state and local government employees. Rather, each state adopts its own rules, and 20 states have chosen not to engage in compulsory collective bargaining with unions representing public safety employees (such as police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel).
1Feb2001 | Charles W. Baird | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Myth of Compulsory Union Membership
Organized labor wants workers to think they can be forced to join a union as a condition of continued employment. The union-employer agreements that accomplish that are called “union security” clauses in collective bargaining pacts. For example, Weyerhaeuser Paper Co. and the United Paperworkers International Union (UPIU) have a union security clause that requires all [...]
1Mar1998 | Charles W. Baird | 2 comments | Continued-
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