Government unions dodged a bullet in 2016 when the Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 in Friedrichs v. CTA. Had Justice Antonin Scalia been alive for the decision, that case would have likely ended the practice of government agencies forcing nonunion workers to pay a hefty fee in lieu of union dues as a condition of employment.

Today, that bullet finally caught up with them. But that isn’t the end of the story.