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In a historic step backwards, the US limits the right to strike
The Supreme Court ruled against the Teamsters, opening the door to unions being sued for ‘damages’ to a company during – or due to – strike action, report MARK GRUENBERG and JOHN WOJCIK
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BY an 8-1 vote, the right-wing-dominated US Supreme Court has curbed the right of US workers to strike by allowing companies to sue unions in state courts whenever they wish for alleged “damage” strikers cause, overruling the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) even if it is already investigating and handling the dispute.
It is no surprise to the labour movement and its allies that a court that, for the first time in history, took away a constitutional right by killing Roe v Wade, would continue its right-wing crusade by beginning to chip away at the sacred right of all US citizens to withhold their labour to make gains or to protect themselves at work.
The only dissenting justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson, warned that the ruling moved in the direction of ushering in indentured servitude across the nation.
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