Tens of thousands of teachers in six states walked out of their schools, attracting media attention across the country.

On the last day of its 2017-2018 term, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Janus vs. AFSCME that public employee unions can no longer collect agency fees from non-members. Clint Bolick, an associate justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss why the U.S. Supreme Court felt it was necessary to overrule a decision from the 1970s allowing agency fees.

Only 25% of the public favor collecting union dues from non-members.

Six states had already passed right-to-work legislation removing unions’ rights to assess agency fees.

Reflections on the Janus v. AFSCME ruling, from the plaintiff in a similar case

These figures suggest that, in right-to-work states, teachers unions lost power not only in numbers, but also in terms of dollar resources.

During the same period of time, trends in agency-shop states remained stable.

Membership losses will result in a steep decline in revenue.

An upcoming Supreme Court decision might end the controversial practice of allowing public-sector unions to collect agency fees.

A new era of teachers union activism