After the Court announced its decision, President Trump tweeted that the new policy would mean a financial loss for Democrats. He believes that the unions do less to help workers than they do to pay Democratic lobbyists.
Elena Kagan is one of the Justices who voted against the decision. She says that the new policy will prevent workers from making choices about the conditions in their workplace.
Effects of the Decision
Not all states required government employees to pay into unions. The decision will, however, affect about half of states and a total of over 5 million workers.
A study by Robert Bruno and Frank Manzo concluded that approximately 700,000 public sector union members will leave their unions. Manzo works for the Illinois Public Policy Institute. Bruno is a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
They also said that the loss of members would weaken the unions’ political influence. They further believe that employers will be less likely to offer raises and higher starting wages with employees not having to pay unions.
