The US Supreme Court is hearing a case that will decide whether state money that is given to employers may be used to influence union member views regarding unions. The Chamber of Commerce and President Bush state that California would be violating federal labor laws. But California maintains that the law is meant to prevent subsidizing an employer's union activities thus remaining neutral.
Justice Scalia questioned the State's claim of neutrality as did Chief Roberts while both Justices Ginsburg and Breyer both supported the law determining that California should be able to determine how that money is spent. The law doesn't prevent an employer from stating opinions related to union activities, just from using state money to do so.
The author of the bill noted that the law, which was supported by California labor unions, "began as a means to prevent unscrupulous contractors from using state money to block unionization by California janitors."
A decision has not yet been reached.
Link: http://www.sacbee.com/114/story/798331.html
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