The largest teachers union in
Michigan still represents Jason LaPorte at the bargaining table, but he
no longer pays anything to support the union.
LaPorte and
thousands of other public school teachers stopped contributing to the
union after the state's new right-to-work law took effect in 2013.
Membership in the Michigan Education Association has since dropped by 19
percent.
A similar fate
could soon be in store for public-employee unions around the country as
the Supreme Court considers whether government workers who choose not to
join a union can be required to nevertheless pay fees that cover
collective bargaining.
The
high court hears arguments Monday in a California case brought by a
group of public school teachers who claim such mandatory fees violate
the First Amendment rights of workers who disagree with the union's
positions.
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