You may soon be able to shred your union card — if you are careful.
By “you” I mean You, the reluctant union member.
If you’re not one, though, perhaps you know somebody who is, someone who’d be happy to learn that the Supreme Court is on the verge of dealing a huge setback to coercive unionism.
John Hinderaker explains at Power Line. The Supreme Court is expected to soon decide a major case in a way that “bar[s] public employees from being forced into unions, or from being required to support unions via the fiction of ‘fair share contributions.’ ” (Much of that money goes straight to Democratic Party coffers.) With Neil Gorsuch now on the bench, a 4 – 4 holding pattern is expected to become a 5 – 4 decision in favor of plaintiffs suing for freedom from mandatory union membership.
Sounds good.
Problem is, though, that union officials are working to trick members into paying dues in perpetuity. For example, Education Minnesota is trying to con its 86,000 teachers into signing “Membership Renewal” forms assenting to automatic renewal of fees – unless the signatory makes a special effort to opt out.
The union hopes members will sign the cards and forget about them, continuing to fund the unions, and Democratic politics, indefinitely — even if the high court rescues everyone from mandatory membership.
So, if you happen to be trapped in a union at the moment — watch what you sign. And watch the news.
This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.
