Communications Workers of America v. Beck
Communications Workers of America v. Beck, 487 U.S. 735 (1988), is a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that, in a union security agreement, unions are authorized by statute to collect from non-members only those fees and dues necessary to perform its duties as a collective bargaining representative. The rights identified by the Court in Communications Workers of America v. Beck have since come to be known as "Beck rights," and defining what Beck rights are and how a union must fulfill its duties regarding them is an active area of modern United States labor law.
| Communications Workers of America v. Beck | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued January 11, 1988 Decided June 29, 1988 | |
| Full case name | Communications Workers of America, et al. v. Beck, et al. |
| Citations | 487 U.S. 735 (more) 108 S. Ct. 2641; 101 L. Ed. 2d 634; 1988 U.S. LEXIS 3030; 56 U.S.L.W. 4857; 128 L.R.R.M. 2729 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 468 F. Supp. 93 (D. Md. 1979); 776 F.2d 1187 (4th Circ. 1985), on rehearing en banc, 800 F.2d 1280 (4th Cir. 1986); cert. granted, 482 U.S. 904 (1987). |
| Holding | |
| Under a union security agreement, unions are authorized by statute to collect from non-members only those fees and dues necessary to perform its duties as a collective bargaining representative. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Brennan, joined by Rehnquist, White, Marshall, Stevens; Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia (Parts I and II) |
| Concur/dissent | Blackmun, joined by O'Connor, Scalia |
| Kennedy took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| National Labor Relations Act §8(a)(3) | |
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