Collective Bargaining: The Case of Public Sector Unions and Agency Fees

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Collective Bargaining
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 2
ARBITRATION CASE
Article Title
Judgment Day for Public Unions, The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could
deal a serious blow to American organized labor (The Atlantic, 2017).
Journal Name and Date
The Atlantic: Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees:
September 28th
Key Points
The case involves the public sector unions, which face a case with the municipal employees, who
are private sector members in this case (The Atlantic, 2017). The case is focused on the ability of
public sector unions, to collect what is commonly referred to as agency fees, to fund their
operations, and provide services to members who benefit from the collective bargaining services
they provide.
Summary
The issue was first presented to the court, and the two groups finally settled on arbitration as the
best method of finding a solution to the problem in question (The Atlantic, 2017). Arguments
were allowed, and a decision arrived at, which called for the need for the public sector unions to
only charge percentage to all members and avoid the over appropriation of service fees. In most
cases, conflicting parties can rely on the arbitration mechanism in dispute resolution processes.
There is a need to therefore, consider the different ways trough which solutions can be generated,
and out of court proceedings are considered more effective.
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