{"id":6667,"date":"2017-10-04T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T10:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6667"},"modified":"2017-10-03T20:19:31","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T20:19:31","slug":"u-s-supreme-court-will-hear-illinois-mandatory-union-dues-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-supreme-court-will-hear-illinois-mandatory-union-dues-case\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Illinois Mandatory Union Dues Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court cast doubt on the legality of mandatory union fees for non-union members. The opinion of the high court did not strike the fee as being a constitutional violation; instead, they commented that the precedent validating the fees &#8220;appeared questionable on several grounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That case decision, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harris_v._Quinn\">Pamela Harris v. Pat Quinn<\/a>,<\/em> encouraged those who oppose mandatory union fees; thus it is another Illinois case that is poised to be heard and decided by the high court. This new case is <em>Mark Janus v. American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME),\u00a0<\/em>which was filed in 2015. Gov. Bruce Rauner was originally a party plaintiff in the case, but he was dismissed. Other state workers argued that part of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Acts, which allows for the dues, violates the First Amendment because they help pay for unions&#8217; political activity.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs in this case claim that nonmembers are still forced to pay 79 and 98 percent, respectively, of what full members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afscme.org\/\">AFSCME<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Brotherhood_of_Teamsters\">Teamsters\/Professional &amp; Technical Employees Local Union<\/a> are required to pay.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-supreme-court-will-hear-illinois-mandatory-union-dues-case\/#more-6667\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court cast doubt on the legality of mandatory union fees for non-union members. 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