Legal Opinion
Davenport v. Washington Education Ass'n
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 14, 2007No. 05-1589PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
The State of Washington prohibits labor unions from using the agency-shop fees of a nonmember for election-related purposes unless the nonmember affirmatively consents. We decide whether this restriction, as applied to public-sector labor unions, violates the First Amendment.
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The National Labor Relations Act leaves States free to regulate their labor relationships with their public employees. See 49 Stat. 450, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 152(2). The labor laws of many States authorize a union and a government employer to enter into what is commonly known as an agency-shop agreement. This…
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