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International Ass'n of Machinists v. Street

Machinists v. Street
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 21, 1960 Reargued January 17–18, 1961 Decided June 19, 1961
Full case name	International Association of Machinists, et al. v. Street, et al.
Citations	367 U.S. 740 (more) 81 S. Ct. 1784; 6 L. Ed. 2d 1141; 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1997
Case history
Prior	Appeal from the Supreme Court of Georgia
Holding
A union may constitutionally compel contributions from dissenting nonmembers in an agency shop only for the costs of performing the union's statutory duties as exclusive bargaining agent.
Court membership
Chief Justice Earl Warren Associate Justices Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr. Charles E. Whittaker · Potter Stewart
Case opinions
Plurality	Brennan, joined by Warren, Clark, Stewart
Concurrence	Douglas
Concur/dissent	Whittaker
Dissent	Black
Dissent	Frankfurter, joined by Harlan

International Association of Machinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740 (1961), was a United States labor law decision by the United States Supreme Court on labor union freedom to make collective agreements with employers to enroll workers in union membership, or collect fees for the service of collective bargaining.

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The Supreme Court held that "a union may constitutionally compel contributions from dissenting nonmembers in an agency shop only for the costs of performing the union's statutory duties as exclusive bargaining agent."

• US labor law
• Duplex Printing Press Co. v. Deering
• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 367

• Cordish, D. S. (1962). "Interpretation of Statutes to Avoid Constitutional Questions re Labor Union Political Contributions". Maryland Law Review. 22: 348. ISSN 0025-4282.
• Wellington, Harry H. (1961). "Machinists v. Street: Statutory Interpretation and the Avoidance of Constitutional Issues". Supreme Court Review. 1961. The University of Chicago Press: 49–73. doi:10.1086/scr.1961.3108714. JSTOR 3108714. S2CID 142838715.

• Text of International Ass'n of Machinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740 (1961) is available from: CourtListener  Findlaw  Google Scholar  Justia  Library of Congress 

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