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 in the Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees Council 31 case.

, written by Justice Samuel Alito, the court overturned an earlier ruling from 1977 that stated unions could charge fees to anyone covered by a contract. These are known as "fair share" or "agency" fees. The court ruled that such fees violate the First Amendment because unions are often politically active. 

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, a labor expert at Rutgers University. Then she turned to 

, a labor educator from the University of Minnesota with a Ph.D. in industrial relations, and 

, a law professor at the Santa Clara University.

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In a move that could harm public labor unions, the high court decided that government employees represented by unions are not required to pay union fees.

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke Daniel DiSalvo, of the Manhattan Institute, Monica Bielski Boris, a labor educator from the University of Minnesota with a Ph.D. in industrial relations, and Margaret M. Russell, a law professor at the Santa Clara University.

Daniel DiSalvo, Monica Bielski Boris and Margaret M. Russell on the SCOTUS decision

In a move that could harm public labor unions, the high court decided that government employees represented by unions are not required to pay union fees. MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke to Will Brucher, a labor expert at Rutgers University.

Supreme Court sides with Janus in major blow to organized labor

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