Supreme Court agrees to hear California union case

Los Angeles Times | June 30, 2015 | 6:46 AM

The Supreme Court agreed today to hear a major challenge to labor unions for teachers and other public employees, and decide whether those unions may charge fees to non-members to support collective bargaining.
At issue is a 1970s-era court precedent that allows the unions in California and 20 other states to collect "fair share" fees from all employees.
The court's conservatives, led by Justice Samuel A. Alito, have signaled they see these forced fees as unconstitutional because they require some employees to support a cause they oppose.
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