Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 25, 1984No. 82-1150PublishedCited by 495 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
In 1951, Congress amended the Railway Labor Act (Act or RLA) to permit what it had previously prohibited — the union shop. Section 2, Eleventh of the Act permits a union and an employer to require all employees in the relevant bargaining unit to join the union as a condition of continued employment. 45 U. S. C. § 152, Eleventh.1 In Machinists v. Street, 367 U. S. 740 (1961), the Court held that the Act does not authorize a union to spend an objecting employee’s money to support political causes. The use of employee funds for such ends is unrelated to Congress’ desire to eliminate “free…
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