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To: epicure who wrote (287871)	1/10/2016 9:59:07 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (2) of 540757

What do you think about this woman? Why one California teacher took her union to the Supreme Court In a potential watershed labor case, the Supreme Court is poised to weigh if mandatory ‘fair share’ union fees violate the First Amendment. The teacher at the center of the case speaks out. news.yahoo.com One of the questions that will likely arise during Monday’s oral argument is what might happen to collective bargaining and public sector unions should a majority of justices agree to overturn the Abood decision. Union supporters warn that mandatory fair-share fees are a linchpin of American public sector labor relations. If that linchpin is removed the system could come crashing down, weakening unions and jeopardizing the welfare of millions of workers, they say. Friedrichs disagrees. She says one solution would be to allow people simply to choose for themselves whether to join and support a union.“If we give people freedom to choose, I personally think the unions would improve,” she says. “They might go back to what they used to be because they would have to earn the respect and earn the support of the members.” She adds: “If we win this case, I honestly believe the unions will become better. They will have to up their game and they will have to give members what members want – and people will want to join.” I think she is an idiot, taking for granted what unions have achieved. As if unions could actually represent the political views of every member. Corporations give plenty of money to PACs, but neither shareholders nor most employees have any any say in it. Nor, for that matter, do many employees have any say in whether to donate to the PAC if they want to rise in the corporation. Of course, wingers wills say, just don't buy stock in that corporation or find another job. People could say that to union members too--find another job if you don't like it that much. A reasonable guess is that it will once again come down to Kennedy.

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