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SCOTUS Holds that Public-Sector Agency Fees Violate the First Amendment; California Reaction Through SB 866
California Law has long authorized school districts and unions to deduct “fair share service fees” or “agency fees” from employees’ wages who chose not to join the union. These highly controversial fees were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27, 2018, on the basis that the fees violate the free speech rights of employees who choose not to join the union. Consequently, public employers and public-sector unions may no longer extract agency fees from non-consenting employees.
