Dear Neighbor,
Today the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision in the Harris v. Quinn case, ruled Illinois homecare providers are not public employees and therefore cannot be compelled to join a public employee union and pay union fees. This is welcome news for Minnesota in-home, childcare providers fighting to remain union free after the Democrat-controlled 2013 legislature passed and Governor Dayton signed legislation forcing their unionization. Last fall, the federal appeals court in Minnesota put a hold on the 2013 childcare unionization law pending today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
After today's decision, it is likely the federal court in Minnesota will rule the 2013 childcare unionization law unconstitutional in the Parrish v. Dayton case. It is anticipated the personal care attendant, PCA, unionization provisions in the 2013 unionization law will also be struck down, however, PCA unionization is not the focus of the current lawsuits.
If you have any questions on this issue, please feel free to contact me at 651-296-4212, Rep.Pam.Myhra@house.mn or 217 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155.
I hope you have a very enjoyable and safe Independence Day weekend!
Sincerely yours,
Pam
Representative Pam Myhra
House District 56A
Rep. Myhra standing with Jennifer Parrish, other childcare providers and Republican legislators at today’s press conference reacting to the Harris v. Quinn decision