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Supreme Court deals sharp defeat to public employee unions, banning mandatory fees By David G. Savage Jun 27, 2018 \| 7:40 AM \| Washington Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner outside the Supreme Court in Washington in February. Rauner launched the original case that resulted in the court's ruling on so-called fair share union fees. (Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press) The Supreme Court dealt labor unions a sharp defeat Wednesday, ruling that teachers, police officers and other public employees cannot be forced to pay dues or fees to support their unions. By a 5 to 4 vote, the justices overturned a 41-year-old precedent and ruled that the 1st Amendment protects these employees from being required to support a private group whose views may differ from theirs. inRead invented by Teads ADVERTISEMENT The decision, in Janus vs. AFSCME, strikes down laws in California, New York and 20 other mostly Democratic-leaning states that authorize unions to negotiate contracts that require all employees to pay a so-called fair share fee to cover the cost of collective bargaining. California's politically powerful labor unions have been preparing for this Supreme Court ruling for a long time » In 1977, when public sector unions were getting established, the high court said teachers and other public employees may not be forced to pay full union dues if some of the money went for political contributions. But the justices upheld the lesser fair share fees on the theory that all of the employees benefited from a union contract and its grievance procedures.