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Union dues

Lloyd Howell Jr. waves, standing in front of J.C. Tretter, both wearing suits and standing in front of Super Bowl LVIII logos. | John Angelillo/UPI/Newscom

Sports

NFL Players Union Head Lloyd Howell Resigns After $2,426 in Strip Club Receipts Scrutinized

Plus: WNBA players want a raise, and Trump wants Redskins?

Jason Russell | 7.22.2025 10:00 AM

Union protesters on a picket line in Manhattan. | Vonora | Dreamstime.com

Labor Unions

Brickbat: Union Dues

Charles Oliver | 1.2.2024 4:00 AM

A side profile photo of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer | Andrew Harrer - Pool via CNP/picture alliance / Consolidated News Photos/Newscom

Government

Michigan Repeals Right-To-Work Law

A decade as a right-to-work state made Michigan better off.

Stephen Delie | 3.24.2023 4:15 PM

Starbucks United union shirt | John J. Kim/TNS/Newscom

Labor Unions

Despite the Media Hype, Unionization Is Down—and for Good Reason

Unionization helps some. But it hurts more.

John Stossel | 8.31.2022 3:35 PM

polspphotos776689 | Rick Friedman/Polaris/Newscom

Labor Unions

NLRB Recommends Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Again on Whether To Unionize

In April, workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 2-to-1 not to unionize. Now they may be asked to recast their votes.

Liz Wolfe | 8.5.2021 3:35 PM

Large image on homepages | Jeff Malet Photography/Newscom

Labor Unions

After the Supreme Court Said Unions Can't Force Non-Members to Pay Dues, Almost All of Them Stopped

After the Janus ruling, AFSCME lost 98 percent of its agency fee-paying members, while the SEIU lost 94 percent.

Eric Boehm | 4.9.2019 10:45 AM

Union dues

What Janus Got Right -- and Wrong

Compelled Subsidies and the First Amendment -- a new article with co-blogger Eugene Volokh, forthcoming in the Harvard Law Review

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.30.2018 8:00 AM

Supreme Court

More on Suits against Unions for Janus Violations

A response to Aaron Tang

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.26.2018 8:03 AM

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Union dues

Can Unions Be Sued For Janus Claims?

Surprising fallout from the Supreme Court's decision on agency fees

Will Baude |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.19.2018 6:47 PM

Large image on homepages | Erik McGregor / Pacific Press/Newscom

Public Unions

Deprived of Mandatory Dues, Public Sector Unions Come After Your Tax Dollars

After Janus ruling, state lawmaker in New York wants to include collective bargaining costs in state union contracts.

Eric Boehm | 7.10.2018 3:10 PM

Large image on homepages | Jeff Malet Photography/Newscom

Mark Janus

Mandatory Union Dues Violate Workers' First Amendment Rights, SCOTUS Rules

A landmark victory for workers' rights will have major ramifications for the future of public sector unions.

Eric Boehm | 6.27.2018 10:27 AM

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Mark Janus

Mark Janus Doesn't Want to Join a Union

Nick Gillespie | 5.31.2018 6:30 AM

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Union dues

Unions Could Lose 726,000 Members if Mark Janus Wins His Supreme Court Case

Union-backed report finds unions could be screwed.

Eric Boehm | 5.10.2018 11:30 AM

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Supreme Court

Stossel: Supreme Court Ruling May Crush Unions

The Supreme Court hears a case that might crush government unions. The unions are upset. Stossel debates a union official.

John Stossel and Maxim Lott | 2.22.2018 12:00 PM

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Supreme Court

The Supreme Court's Big Public Sector Union Case Is Really About Free Speech

Can public sector unions force recalcitrant workers to pay dues, or does that violate the First Amendment?

Eric Boehm | 1.24.2018 2:14 PM

Large image on homepages | Sam Simmonds/Polaris/Newscom

Law & Government

Public Sector Unions on Trial

Damon Root | 1.1.2018 12:00 PM

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Union dues

Justice Dept. Opposes Mandatory Union Dues for Public Employees, Reversing an Old Position

DOJ argues workers are being forced to subsidize political positions with which they may disagree.

Scott Shackford | 12.7.2017 11:05 AM

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