Supreme Court Wades Into The Fray As To Public Sector Unions’ Use Of Non-Member Fees For Ideological Purposes

On June 21, 2012, in Knox et al. v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1000, the Supreme Court issued a landmark, 5-2-2 decision which held that a union that imposes a special fee or other dues increase mid-year to meet expenses that were not earlier disclosed when the regular dues rates were set must provide a fresh “Hudson notice” and cannot exact any funds from non-members without their affirmative, opt-in consent.

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