#Union v. #Righttowork

Yesterday's victory for the First Amendment put an end to the practice of forcing unwilling union participation for public sector employees.  The Supreme Court, In a 5–4 decision on Janus v. AFSCME  overturned the 1977 Abood case, which was the SCOTUS attempt to reconcile the financial claims of public-sector unions with the constitutional rights of public employees. The ruling reinstates the right of workers to not pay dues to a union they don’t agree with and don't want to belong to.

Reacting to the decision, SEIU President Mary Kay Henry said in a CNBC interview that the SEIU had launched a vigorous #union hashtag campaign to fight back against the man and encourage union members to "stick with the union." 

A quick Twitter search for the #union hashtag turned up a plethora of elected officials (see photo) holding up "union" signs. That speaks volumes about who benefits from campaign contributions from organized labor. A lot of highly recognizable faces are involved including Houston's own Congresspersons Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green. 

If they were counting on social outrage to help drive the message that American workers have  been done wrong, I'm not seeing evidence of it so far. I think the protesters must all be busy on immigration issues.  

AFSCME President Lee Saunders issued a statement stating: "The labor movement is bigger than one Supreme Court decision. We will continue to raise our voice, with greater energy and passion than ever, to take on the rigged economy and assert our rights and freedoms."

Rigged economy? Is this highly compensated union employee actually channeling Bernie Sanders?  Then again, Bernie Sanders is also in the 1% ... 

So as the union gravy train leaves the station,we will track with great interest the incentive of these elected folk as they purport to champion the rights of America's workers without the promise of a big paycheck.  #tb