RESTRICTIONS ON THE USES OF UNION DUES: A THREAT TO PUBLIC SECTOR UNIONS?

JAN W. HENKEL AND NORMAN J. WOOD

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DOI: 10.2190/HXEF-EXH6-15RT-C27W

Abstract

The U. S. Supreme Court previously had established that funds collected through union shop agreements could not be used for activities unrelated to collective bargaining. On April 25, 1984 the Supreme Court in Ellis v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks adopted a new test for evaluating union expenditures. In addition, the court for the first time illustrated which activities are considered to be germane to collective bargaining. The Ellis decision arose in the private sector. This article discusses the applicability of the Ellis reasoning to labor relations in public sector employment.

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