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California Farms Win Challenge of Union-Organizing Law
https://www.courthousenews.com/california-farms-win-challenge-of-union-organizing-law/WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday uprooted a California law that grants union representatives three hours a day, 120 days a year, to organize farmworkers on the farm’s own property.
Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the 6-3 majority opinion, split on party lines, where he called it unconstitutional to make farms open up their doors to labor organizers outside of working hours.
“The access regulation grants labor organizations a right to invade the growers’ property,” Roberts wrote. “It therefore constitutes a per se physical taking.”
As protected by the California statute, union representatives are given a four-month window to enter farm properties for the purpose of organizing. They can do so for one hour before and one hour after work, as well as for one hour during employees’ lunch breaks.
Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the 6-3 majority opinion, split on party lines, where he called it unconstitutional to make farms open up their doors to labor organizers outside of working hours.
“The access regulation grants labor organizations a right to invade the growers’ property,” Roberts wrote. “It therefore constitutes a per se physical taking.”
As protected by the California statute, union representatives are given a four-month window to enter farm properties for the purpose of organizing. They can do so for one hour before and one hour after work, as well as for one hour during employees’ lunch breaks.