Progressive voices in Congress spoke out on Wednesday against the U.S. Supreme Court’s attack on public sector unions, as the nation’s top justices ruled 5-4 against the largest public sector union in the country in a landmark case over union fees—and vowed to continue fighting for workers’ rights alongside working Americans.

Progressive voices in Congress vowed to stand with workers and defend labor rights on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against the largest public sector union in the country in a landmark case over union fees.

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) highlighted the infectious energy of protests and strikes by teachers across the country this past spring—with educators and supporters in red states including West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arizona walking off their jobs to demand higher wages, education funding to make up for years of cuts, and an end to corporate tax cuts.

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The protests resulted in raises for teachers in West Virginia and Oklahoma as well as more than $130 million in funding for schools in Arizona.  

Under the Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME, public sector workers who opt not to join unions will not be required to pay union fees—a decision that could drastically undermine union representatives’ ability to negotiate on behalf of workers.

As Ellison alluded to his tweet, the case of Mark Janus, an employee of Illinois’s health department, against AFSCME received backing from the right-wing Illinois Policy Institute. One of the group’s largest supporters is Richard Uihlein, a wealthy Republican megadonor who has also given over $1 million to groups working to create a more conservative Supreme Court.