Supreme Court poised to reshape New York’s political landscape

On Monday the US Supreme Court hears oral arguments on what’ll likely be one of its most groundbreaking decisions in decades. Indeed, it could dramatically reshape the political landscape in 22 states — including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. At stake is the outsize political power of government-worker unions, and whether they can continue to charge fees to non-members. The plaintiffs in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31 seek to overturn a 1977 ruling that allowed public unions to charge “agency fees” to non-members covered by collective-bargaining agreements. This, plaintiffs rightly argue, violates their First Amendment rights by forcing them to subsidize political activities with which they.


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