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Friedrichs V. California Teachers Association: The American Labor Relations System In Jeopardy, Ann C. Hodges
Friedrichs V. California Teachers Association: The American Labor Relations System In Jeopardy, Ann C. Hodges
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The petitioners in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association seek to overturn longstanding law relating to union security in the public sector. A decision in favor of the petitioners will invalidate provisions in thousands of collective bargaining agreements covering millions of workers. Additionally, it has the potential to upend the labor relations system in the United States. To understand how this might be the case, this Issue Brief will review the history of union security and the Supreme Court decisions that upheld union security agreements in the public sector. The Issue Brief will then look at the Friedrichs case itself, engaging …