The United States Supreme Court ruled yesterday that home health care providers cannot be forced to join a union because they are not full employees of the state. With this ruling, the Court sent a clear message to Governor Dayton that he is overreaching with his unconstitutional attempts to forcibly unionize private childcare providers in Minnesota.

Yesterday’s ruling also marks the third time that a court has issued a major decision against Governor Dayton’s unionization drive.

In December of 2011, Ramsey County District Court Judge Dale Lindman dismissed Governor Dayton’s attempts to forcibly unionize daycare providers by executive order. Judge Lindman wrote that the Governor had “improperly superseded the Legislature’s authority” with his unconstitutional maneuver.

On September 19, 2013 the 8th Circuit Court issued an injunction blocking the childcare unionization law.

This unwanted, unnecessary effort was never supported by the public; it was forced on the private businesses providing care for our children. It’s time for Governor Dayton to admit he is on the wrong side of this issue and end his push to unionize childcare providers and spare them — and Minnesota families — any further harm.