Supreme Court Rejects California Union Law
Jun19Here is a victory for the good guys.
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Supreme Court Rejects California Union Law
(CNSNews.com) – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a state may not prohibit employers from using state money to deter union organizing drives.
Federal labor law bars California from regulating union-related activities, the justices decided by a vote of 7-2. The court ruled on the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bars employers from using state money to influence employees’ views on unions in their workplace.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, backed by the Bush administration, said the state was trying to silence employers from weighing in on organizing efforts. Federal labor law allows employers to be involved as long as they don’t threaten reprisals.
