08.06.2019 - By The Intercept
Public-sector employees in states with Democratic majorities have made significant legislative gains in recent months, despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2018 decision in Janus v. AFSCME, whichfoundthat unions could no longer collect bargaining fees from workers who do not pay membership dues. More than 22,000 state workers in Nevada and Delaware gained the right to collectively bargain this year thanks to recently passed legislation.