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The small issue with reviving Joy Silk is that the Supreme Court is the one that abandoned it. As such, the NLRB, despite what they may want, doesn't actually
by DannyBee 3y ago
The small issue with reviving Joy Silk is that the Supreme Court is the one that abandoned it.
As such, the NLRB, despite what they may want, doesn't actually have the authority to revive it.
They are just hoping the facts in this case are egregious enough that a court lets it slide.
That may or may not happen - the NLRB traditionally does not have the greatest success in court, even in days where unions were much more supported in the US than they are now.
One outcome in fact is that the courts decide to gut the power of the NLRB
- thebradbain 3y agoPro-union sentiment is the highest its ever been since 1965 and growing. https://news.gallup.com/poll/398303/approval-labor-unions-highest-point-1965.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/398303/approval-labor-unions-hi...
- johnnyanmac 3y agoAnd I imagine trust in the supreme court is at an all time low. I know part of the point of the SCOTUS is to be shielded from popular sentiment, but that used to include not taking large bribes from corporate entities and corrupt cabinets. And a retroactive lookup seems to support my imaginations: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-poll-abortion-confidence-declining-0ff738589bd7815bf0eab804baa5f3d1 https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-poll-abortion-confi...
- tptacek 3y agoThe level of public support unions and the NLRB have is material, because it could influence SCOTUS justices. The amount of trust in the Supreme Court doesn't have the same materiality, because one of the most fundamental ideas in American civics is that the courts are meant to be insulated from public opinion.
- johnnyanmac 3y agotrue, but insulation isn't equal to being completely isolated from the public. Judges are still ultimately human and bound to the same overton curtain as any other member of society. Even if a particular justice wants to repeal the 13th amendment, they know better than to say or even write that out loud, despite it not affecting their job security (or at least, they should).