Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against labor unions in the Janus case, the Rauner administration sent an email to state workers setting out their options in the wake of the decision.

 

Sent by the Department of Central Management Services, the email noted that the court decision means state employees “are no longer required to pay ‘fair share’ fees if they choose not to be a member of the union. The court found the practice to be a violation of First Amendment free speech rights.”

 

“As a result, effective immediately, the state will stop deducting ‘fair share’ fees from the paychecks of state employees who are not union members,” the email said.

 

It said fair share fees currently average about $737 a year. Full union member dues average about $911 a year.

 

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