Friedrichs versus California Teachers Association (Essay Sample)

Friedrichs versus California Teachers Association
Friedrichs versus California Teachers Association case is an emotionally debated case. Friedrich moves to court to remove compulsory payments made by non- members to workers union. The plaintiff argues with many reasons. The first is that it is the right of a person to subscribe to any union ideas and therefore can choose to be part of or not. If this person is not part of them then they should not fund the services of the union. They also argued that according to the first amendment, no law should be made that violates the rights of an individual. They also argued that forced agency fee leads to striking and high expenditure of agencies in political matters which its members as worker could not be subscribing to (Liptak, 2016). The teachers association defended the agency fee claiming that it is used to make collective bargaining. They claimed that the salary increments won, bettering of working condition and reduction of workloads benefits everybody including the public. The unions also explained that without good funding they will fail to hire experienced experts like Actuaries and Attorneys. They cited the State’s interest in a strong Union even if it is on the other side of the argument table (Garden, 2016).
Agency fees is the compulsory amount of money paid by each worker regardless of their membership status in the union. The money goes to the worker unions who are mandated with the task of fighting for the worker’s rights like workload, salaries, allowances etc. The collective action does not discriminate between the workers according to lines of who is a member and who is nor a member. Collective bargaining benefits every stakeholder of the work like the public, every worker. The collective action needs to be funded so that it pays its workers, acquires experienced personnel for consultancy, law suits, evaluation and assessment. Without the agency funding, a union will be amputated and might not be able to accomplish their mission and obligation for workers (Garden, 2016).
It should be mandatory for every worker to support a union and pay even if he/she is not a member. Collective action is not...