Conservative Groups Continue Push to Weaken Health-Care Unions

A ruling from a fourth federal appeals court may begin to close the door on a corporate-backed push to reduce union representation in various health-care sectors, at least for some time.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said it joined the First, Seventh and Eighth circuits Feb. 26 in holding that states don’t violate the U.S. Constitution’s free association or speech provisions by allowing unions to be exclusive representatives for sectors of government-subsidized workers. The rulings affect a number of states that provide financial assistance for qualifying citizens to receive home health-care or child care, including California. ...