A judge's overturning of Wisconsin's 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers and most state government employees has rekindled a battle over labor rights in a state where the first public sector unions were formed 65 years ago.
A judge's overturning of Wisconsin 's 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers and most state government employees has rekindled a battle over labor rights in a state where the first public sector unions were formed 65 years ago.But before unions head back to the bargaining table, more legal fights await.
This lawsuit alleges that Act 10's exemption of some police, firefighters and other public safety workers from the bargaining restrictions violates the Wisconsin Constitution's equal protection guarantee. A similar argument was made in a federal lawsuit alleging that Act 10 violated the equal protection guarantee in the U.S. Constitution.
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