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Supreme Court Justice died, now what?

US Supreme Court minus Scalia

 

Now that United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has passed away President Obama will have to propose a successor. Of course there is the problem of the Republican controlled Senate; many of the members of that body have expressed the sentiment that they want the next President to nominate the next justice. Continue reading Supreme Court Justice died, now what?

Should non union public employees pay union dues?

Non Union Teachers and the Union

Should non union public employees pay union dues, even if they might be a reduced amount? That is what the United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments on. Seven school teachers from California have challenged the Teachers Union in that state saying that they should not be forced to pay dues if they are not in the union. The Teachers Union argues that they benefit from the negotiations it does for all of the teachers. Continue reading Should non union public employees pay union dues?