International Ass'n of Machinists v. Street

Machinists v. Street

Argued April 21, 1960
Reargued January 17–18, 1961
Decided June 19, 1961
Full case name International Association of Machinists, et al. v. Street, et al.
Citations

367 U.S. 740 (more)

81 S.Ct. 1784; 6 L.Ed.2d 1141
Prior history Appeal from the Supreme Court of Georgia
Holding
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.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Case opinions
Plurality Brennan, joined by Warren, Clark, Stewart
Concurrence Douglas
Concur/dissent Whittaker
Dissent Black
Dissent Frankfurter, joined by Harlan

Machinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740 (1961), was a US labor law decision by the United States Supreme Court 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.

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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