The Supreme Court is set to deal a huge blow to SEIU and other public unions in a case that looks at the issue of whether private contractors have to pay union dues. The Hill: The case was brought by Pamela Harris, who receives money from the state of Illinois to take care of her son. Workers like Harris were once seen as independent contractors, but Illinois’s legislature in 2003 passed a law deeming them public employees. This forced people like Harris to have fees from their Medicare checks withheld as payment to the SEIU, which had the responsibility of representing all workers who were subject to the 2003 law. Harris and others are arguing this represents a violation of their free speech. They say the state law compelled them to be represented by a union and to pay fees. “That's a huge injustice to force people to pay dues to a union that they want nothing to do with,” said Patrick Semmens, spokesman for the National Right to Work (NRTW)...(Read Full Post)