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Knew where we were. it's going to be a blow for blic sector unions. there's 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. today's decision does not apply to people who don't work for the government. if you're in a union but don't work for the government, this decision doesn't apply to you. if you're a federalemployee, this decision doesn't apply to you. it's state, county, municipal counties. if they don't wa...

Bargaining if they are teach erers or fiesrefighters or social workers. they get the benefit from it. that's been challenged over the years as a violation of the free speech rights of non-union members. they say we don't agree with all the positions the union takes. even in collective bargaining. class size for teachers. that's been a losing argument until today. today the supreme court said, yes, that's right. requiring non-union members to pay even that portion of union cost violates their free speech rights. it violates right of expression because the union takes position 't like. it violat...

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 today's major ruling from the supreme court. what are the legal implications of this decision? >> reporter: i'm smart enough not to stand out in the rain. i'm going to deploy my umbrella here if you don't mind. for 40 years the supreme court sa said if u're not in a union, you don't have to pay to belong to a union. the supreme court has said that required to pay share of thebe union fees that are responsible for collective bargaini...