Supreme Court ruling will hurt Vermont unions

Public unions in Vermont say a Supreme Court ruling made last week will have direct impact on membership and a key source of revenue.Last week, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional the practice of charging non-union members union fees. The narrow 5-4 majority in Janus v. AFSCME, overturned the 1977 landmark case Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, which found that unions could mandate non-members to pay union fees to cover the costs of “collective bargaining, contract administration,