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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a crippling blow Wednesday to unions representing millions of the nation's public employees.
The justices said in a 5-4 opinion that state government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be compelled to pay a share of union dues for covering the cost of negotiating contracts. Unions had said such an outcome would cut off a source of income and diminish their political clout in the 23 states where they bargain for both members and non-members alike. Read the rest here.
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