Supreme Court May Take Up Case That Could Expand Non-Union Members’ Rights

Published on November 23, 2023

News Analysis A good governence group called the Freedom Foundation is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to consider a case that they say would safeguard Alaska state employees’ free speech rights by preserving a requirement that makes unionized employees re-register with their union each year. At stake, potentially, are union revenues derived from dues, which are often used to fund Democratic Party candidates and various left-wing causes. The justices are scheduled to consider whether to grant the state of Alaska’s petition for certiorari, or review, in Alaska v. Alaska State Employees Association (ASEA), court file 23-179, on Dec. 1. ASEA is Local 52 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)....

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