The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today (June 30, 2014) in "Harris v. Quinn" that non-members of public unions cannot be forced to pay dues, The Daily Beast website reports.
An Illinois in-home health care worker sued the state over compulsory union dues.
The state considers her a public employee because her salary is paid with Medicaid funds, which makes her a member of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Pamela Harris sued Illinois and SEIU, saying the union dues are tantamount to forced association and forced speech (prohibited by the First Amendment).
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that "partial public employees" like Harris cannot be required to contribute union dues.
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