''International Association of Machinists v. Street'', 367 U.S. 740 (1961), was a
United States labor law
United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the US. Labor law's basic aim is to remedy the " inequality of bargaining power" between employees and employers, especially employers "organized in ...
decision by the
United States Supreme Court
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on labor union freedom to make collective agreements with employers to enroll workers in union membership, or collect fees for the service of
collective bargaining
Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries, working conditions, benefits, and other aspects of workers' compensation and labour rights, rights for ...
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Facts
Judgment
The Supreme Court 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."
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US labor law
United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the US. Labor law's basic aim is to remedy the " inequality of bargaining power" between employees and employers, especially employers "organized in ...
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Duplex Printing Press Co. v. Deering''
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 367
This is a list of all the United States Supreme Court cases from volume 367 of the ''United States Reports
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