International Ass'n of Machinists v. Street
Machinists v. Street | |||||||
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Argued April 21, 1960 Reargued January 17–18, 1961 Decided June 19, 1961 | |||||||
Full case name | International Association of Machinists, et al. v. Street, et al. | ||||||
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81 S.Ct. 1784; 6 L.Ed.2d 1141 | ||||||
Prior history | Appeal from the Supreme Court of Georgia | ||||||
Holding | |||||||
A union may constitutionally compel contributions from dissenting nonmembers in an agency shop only for the costs of performing the union's statutory duties as exclusive bargaining agent. | |||||||
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Case opinions | |||||||
Plurality | Brennan, joined by Warren, Clark, Stewart | ||||||
Concurrence | Douglas | ||||||
Concur/dissent | Whittaker | ||||||
Dissent | Black | ||||||
Dissent | Frankfurter, joined by Harlan |
Machinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740 (1961), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that “a union may constitutionally compel contributions from dissenting nonmembers in an agency shop only for the costs of performing the union's statutory duties as exclusive bargaining agent.”
See also
Further reading
- Cordish, D. S. (1962). "Interpretation of Statutes to Avoid Constitutional Questions re Labor Union Political Contributions". Maryland Law Review 22: 348. ISSN 0025-4282.
- Wellington, Harry H. (1961). "Machinists v. Street: Statutory Interpretation and the Avoidance of Constitutional Issues". Supreme Court Review (The University of Chicago Press) 1961: 49–73. JSTOR 3108714.
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