What you need to know: U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Anti-Worker Case

This article was first published in the 2015 Fall Edition of AFSCME Works. Click here to download the full magazine. America's economy is out of balance, with an economic recovery that's creating record wealth for the top 1 percent while leaving working people behind. Corporate CEOs and the wealthy benefit from rules skewed in their favor, and the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a case next year that could make it even harder for average Americans. This case could undermine the right of workers to negotiate together for better wages and benefits to sustain their families. Here is a brief Q & A to explain why. Q: What is this case really about? A: This case, called Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, is really all about corporate CEOs and wealthy special interests working through the court system to make it harder for teachers, firefighters and other public service workers to come together through a union to have a voice on the job to sustain their families and get ahead. Q: What's at stake for working people? A: Our union is required by law to negotiate for everyone in a workplace, and employees who don't want to belong to our union contribute...

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