“It is disappointing the Supreme Court ruled state law pre-empts all local rules over collective bargaining,” said Eric Stahlfeld, Chief Litigation Counsel for the Freedom Foundation. 

“It is unsurprising that unions insist negotiations be conducted behind closed doors, with no public observation how their elected representatives spend taxpayer money,” concluded Stahlfeld. “However, this opinion does permit open negotiations, if the parties both agree, so it is important the public holds its elected officials’ feet to the fire to bargain for open negotiations.”