The Supreme Court Wednesday in a landmark decision freed millions of public sector workers from the requirement of paying dues to a union as a condition of employment. Pelican Institute CEO Daniel Erspamer was interviewed by The Louisiana Record concerning the Janus v. AFSCME decision from the Supreme Court, with an article following highlighting how public sector workers stand to benefit from this decision. When it comes to worker freedom, Louisiana has always been committed to choice and freedom, but this is not the case for much of the country. This decision affirmed that freedom for workers is one of the dearest values of the American workforce.

“I expect it will cause some workers to re-examine the value their unions provide to them,” he said. “Ultimately, unions – like any organization – that are more responsive to their membership benefit everyone involved.”

Erspamer said the court’s decision empowers public sector workers to decide whether or not they want to join a union and support that union with their hard-earned dollars.

“The ‘default’ of opt-out across the country will change to opt-in, meaning the onus will now be on the unions to communicate their value to those workers and persuade them to contribute voluntarily,” Erspamer said. “That said, government unions still have every opportunity to organize, recruit members who value their services and represent those members as they always have.”

Erspamer offers other comments and highlights the balance brought to the workplace by this latest decision.

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