[rovenstinez]

Seems it should be an American fundamental right to have freedom of expression and support or NOT to support the causes one believes in. I say it´s time to let people CHOOSE. The Choice People of abortion should be all over this one and allow people to do what they want with their money...as they say people have a right to do what they want with their body.

[Thorliveshere]

I pray for them and their cause. These unions need to have less power than they already do, and definitely less money...

[exDemMom]

Friedrichs said she does not want to control or stop the union from its activities. “The union is free to press its agenda, but individual teachers should not be forced to pay for it.”

I strongly disagree with that. Why should a union have any right to press an agenda that is not connected to its reason for existence? A union is not a person; it is a special interest group, ostensibly formed for the purpose of advancing a specific special interest. If an issue is not explicitly mentioned in the union charter, then what gives the union the right to use its members' money to advocate for or against that issue?

[BigBobber]

Annually, non-union member teachers can opt-out of the mandatory dues, but the law suit contends that the process is complicated and exposes teachers opting out to harassment.

This was already settled in the California courts long ago.

[DuncanWaring]

Government-employee unions should be illegal.

Anyone who supports them should be publicly flogged.

[Lurker]

This is settled law under the Beck decision.

[Logical me]

California is lost. This State is the number 1 most corrupt State in the Union. There is little more to be said.