SCOTUS kicks the SEIU in the nuts

[CitadelGrad]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/06 ... z1yRIn72iK

The Supreme Court says a union must give nonmembers an immediate chance to object to unexpected fee increases that all workers are required to pay in closed-shop situations.

The court on Thursday 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. 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.

[SuperHornet]

Good! Unions whomp....

[Ivytalk]

Good result -- and 7-2 on the basic question before the Court. Ninth Circuit reversed again! Effectively turns closed shops into agency shops for purposes of political assessments. Such assessments are not true "collective bargaining costs" that can be imposed on nonmembers without their consent.

[JohnStOnge]

Legalities aside, I find it hard to understand why ANYBODY supports the "closed shop" idea to being with. I can't understand why anyone would think someone should be forced to pay union dues in order to work a job.

[SuperHornet]

Legalities aside, I find it hard to understand why ANYBODY supports the "closed shop" idea to being with. I can't understand why anyone would think someone should be forced to pay union dues in order to work a job.

[houndawg]

Legalities aside, I find it hard to understand why ANYBODY supports the "closed shop" idea to being with. I can't understand why anyone would think someone should be forced to pay union dues in order to work a job.

If they were properly managed they wouldn't need to.

[CitadelGrad]

Legalities aside, I find it hard to understand why ANYBODY supports the "closed shop" idea to being with. I can't understand why anyone would think someone should be forced to pay union dues in order to work a job.

If they were properly managed they wouldn't need to.

If they don't wish to join a union, they evidently think they are managed well enough. Who are you to say that they aren't?