For Richard Lipsitz, president of the WNY Area Labor Federation, the Supreme Court decision in Janus v AFSCME came as no surprise. The ruling outlaws mandatoy union dues for government employees. While some predict the move will have a crippling effect, Lipsitz says New York public employee unions have spent the last 20 months preparing for the decision by working to galvanize the support of their members.
In a conversation with WBFO, Richard Lipsitz, president of the WNY Area Labor Federation, discusses the Trump administration's relations with unions and the impact of recent Supreme Court developments on organized labor.