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Saturday, February 16, 2019

States helping public unions weather the effects of Janus decision

February 15, 2019 By Rick Moran

According to a study released by the Manhattan Institute, the effect of last year's Janus v AFSCME Supreme Court decision has been mitigated somewhat by a determined effort of state governments and labor allies to shield unions from the decision's effects.

The Supreme Court prohibited union contracts that required public-sector workers to either join the union or, if they declined, pay it a regular "security clause" fee to cover its expenses.  Since only about one third of state workers belong to a union, it was believed that the decision would devastate organized labor.

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