Will Janus Decision Settle Public-Sector Union Dues Debate?

Groups leading the effort to outlaw “fair share” union fees aren’t taking any chances. They vow to press on with court battles even as the U.S. Supreme Court mulls a case that could settle the question of whether it’s legal to require public-sector workers who don’t want to join a union to pay for collective bargaining.

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation and the Freedom Foundation have seven lawsuits pending that allege nonunion public employees shouldn’t have to pay what are also called agency fees. One case goes back to 2015, but another was filed in mid-April, well ...