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Knew where we were. its going to be a blow for blic sector unions. theres been studies that say it will hurt their membership. it will hurt the amount of money they have. probably reduce their political clout. i think they were braced for this. remember, over half of all union members are public employees. todays decision does not apply to people who dont work for the government. if youre in a union but dont work for the government, this decision doesnt apply to you. if youre a federalemployee, ...

Bargaining if they are teach erers or fiesrefighters or social workers. they get the benefit from it. thats been challenged over the years as a violation of the free speech rights of non-union members. they say we dont agree with all the positions the union takes. even in collective bargaining. class size for teachers. thats been a losing argument until today. today the supreme court said, yes, thats right. requiring non-union members to pay even that portion of union cost violates their free sp...

The political world. >>hanks being here on such a big and important news day. we appreciate your perspective. >> thank you for having me. take care. >> more now on todays major ruling from the supreme court. what are the legal implications of this decision? >> reporter: im smart enough not to stand out in the rain. im going to deploy my umbrella here if you dont mind. for 40 years the supreme court sa said if ure not in a union, you dont have to pay to belong to a union. the supreme court has sa...