Ruling could deliver blow to unions
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is sure to rule against the union.
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could deal a major if not fatal blow to labor unions. While the case comes from the private sector (company is a Florida-based casino company Mardi Gras Gaming) the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case will impact all unions – public and private sector.
“The case, Unite Here Local 355 v. Mulhall, involves the constitutionality of “card check neutrality agreements” between unions and companies they’re trying to organize,” writes Josh Eidelson in Salon.com. “That’s the technical-sounding term for agreements that pave the way for unionization by restricting companies from running union-busting campaigns, and by committing companies to recognize a union and start negotiating if a majority of workers sign union cards, rather than holding out for a government-supervised election.”
“With help from an anti-union foundation,” Eidelson contines, “a casino employee brought a lawsuit arguing that the deal was an illegal “thing of value” that a company was prevented under federal law from giving to union officials. An appeals court sided against the union, clashing with two other circuits’ takes on the issue and setting the stage for a decision from the Supreme Court.
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