Tag: Harris v. Quinn

The officials fear that it is inevitable that the Supreme Court will end the unions' power to force workers to pay them fees for representing them in collective bargaining. Nor do the officials know how to respond to the coming change.

Unions fear they can’t stop right-to-work

Sean Higgins · August 6, 2017 4:01 am

"The SEIU hasn't done anything for me except come between me and my daughter," said Kris Greene, a Minneapolis provider. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Fraud alleged in Minnesota homecare provider union

Sean Higgins · March 5, 2017 2:57 am

Five-judge panel rules executive order was an attempt to circumvent law on home healthcare workers. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Court rejects Pennsylvania governor’s plan to create de facto union

Sean Higgins · September 28, 2016 10:46 pm

Labor Department filings show the union has lost 8,000 dues-paying members and $4 million in revenue. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Illinois union struggles to keep members after Supreme Court ruling

Sean Higgins · April 15, 2016 4:01 am

The union, which previously claimed about 60% of the caregivers involved as members, now claims just 30%. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Caregivers leave Midwest union in droves one year after Harris v. Quinn

Sean Higgins · November 1, 2015 6:01 am

The decline underscores why public-sector union leaders opposed the court's decision in Harris v. Quinn. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Major threat to public-sector union membership

Sean Higgins · October 12, 2015 4:01 am

Recording shows trainer falsely telling homecare providers they must join union

Sean Higgins · July 10, 2015 1:29 am

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order in February creating a "direct care worker representative" position that could be filled by a labor organization and would otherwise act as a union.Â (AP File/Matt Rourke)

Lawsuits seek to stop Pa. from creating unofficial union for home care providers

Sean Higgins · June 7, 2015 1:45 pm

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner talks about economic issues in Illinois during his stop at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel in Decatur, Ill., Monday March 23, 2015. The workers are seeking to join a similar lawsuit filed last month by Rauner. (AP Photo/Herald & Review, Jim Bowling)

Illinois gov’t workers sue to end mandatory dues

Sean Higgins · March 23, 2015 8:22 pm

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to YMCA members earlier this month in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Order steers union issue toward Supreme Court

Sean Higgins · March 10, 2015 9:00 am

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters during a news conference in his office at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois says state employees cannot be forced to back unions

Sean Higgins · February 10, 2015 5:55 pm

Members of the Service Employees International Union (AP/Seth Perlman)

Minnesota union victory reflects the sorry state of organized labor in America

Washington Examiner · August 31, 2014 11:00 pm