I commented exactly the same last time this subject came up last week or so. IANAL, but I did some research then, and my understanding is that the Supreme Cour

I commented exactly the same last time this subject came up last week or so. IANAL, but I did some research then, and my understanding is that the Supreme Court has ruled that to the extent that a union spends money on political activities, the dues they collect are no longer mandatory. The point being that it’s not just a moot point whether they are actually a PAC. It is recognized in law that the purpose of a union is for collective bargaining in the workplace, and some of the special legal protections that a union holds (like mandatory dues and legal immunity) can fall away when the union is actually operating like a PAC. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25634087 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25634087