AdvertisementSupreme Court Weighs Changes That Would Hurt Public Unions' Bottom LinesJanuary 11, 2016Nina TotenbergfacebookEmailPeople for and against unions hold up signs Monday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington. The court was hearing arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. Justices will decide whether California and other states can make nonunion public employees covered by union contracts pay partial dues. (Getty Images)