| Machinists v. Street | |
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| Argued April 21, 1960 Reargued January 17–18, 1961 Decided June 19, 1961 | |
| Full case name | International Association of Machinists, et al. v. Street, et al. |
| Citations | 367U.S.740 (more) 81 S. Ct. 1784; 6L. Ed. 2d 1141; 1961U.S. LEXIS 1997 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the Supreme Court of Georgia |
| Holding | |
| A union may constitutionally compel contributions from dissenting nonmembers in an agency shop only for the costs of performing the union's statutory duties as exclusive bargaining agent. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Plurality | Brennan, joined by Warren, Clark, Stewart |
| Concurrence | Douglas |
| Concur/dissent | Whittaker |
| Dissent | Black |
| Dissent | Frankfurter, joined by Harlan |
International Association of Machinists v. Street, 367 U.S. 740 (1961), was aUnited States labor law decision by theUnited States Supreme Court on labor union freedom to make collective agreements with employers to enroll workers in union membership, or collect fees for the service ofcollective bargaining.
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