| Machinists v. Street | ||||||
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Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Argued April 21, 1960 Reargued January 17–18, 1961 Decided June 19, 1961 |
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| 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 |
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| Prior history | 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. | ||||||
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| Case opinions | ||||||
| Majority | Brennan, joined by Warren, Clark, Stewart | |||||
| Concurrence | Douglas | |||||
| Concur/dissent | Whittaker | |||||
| Dissent | Black | |||||
| Dissent | Frankfurter, joined by Harlan | |||||
Machinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740 (1961), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which 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.”