Labor leaders angrily slammed the Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday that the mandatory fees that government workers are required to pay unions are unconstitutional, but without giving much detail.

In the many statements released following the court’s 5-4 ruling in Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, union leaders declared the case was a sop to business and a blow to regular workers, without discussing the issues in the case.

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