Crain's New York Business reports:
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments on a case that could dramatically weaken the labor movement in New York and its impact on politics.
There's more:
Almost 70% of New York public-sector employees are unionized. It is one of the highest figures in the country and the reason the state is the most organized in the nation. The portion of agency payers ranges from 43% at the Organization of Staff Analysts to 4% for the United Federation of Teachers, according to the 2017 State of the Unions report by the Murphy Institute at the CUNY Graduate Center.
But when Wisconsin ended agency fees, public-sector union membership plunged by 40%, noted Daniel DiSalvo in the current issue of the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal. He suggests a decline of anywhere from 15% to 30% could occur in New York.
The result would be both a sharp reduction in budgets at public-sector unions, which would translate into much less clout in elections and lobbying.
A Supreme Court decision is likely in June in time to affect the 2018 elections.
You'll notice the 2018 elections... Imagine that.
