Wisconsin’s appeals court overturns ruling that had restored collective bargaining power
The ruling restores Act 10’s limits on most public workers’ bargaining rights after a lower court struck the law down.
- On Wednesday, a Wisconsin appeals court overturned a 2024 ruling that had struck down the 2011 anti-union law known as Act 10, deciding the legislation did not violate constitutional equal protection guarantees.
- Championed by former Republican Gov. Scott Walker, the 2011 law ended most public employees' ability to bargain for wages and forced higher benefit contributions, sparking massive protests at the state Capitol.
- In a 2-1 decision, the panel ruled the Legislature had a "rational basis" for public safety exemptions; Appeals Court Judge Lisa Neubauer dissented, arguing the law made "arbitrary and irrational distinctions."
- Union spokesperson Christina Brey said they remain confident and are considering all available options, with the case expected to reach the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which holds a liberal majority.
- Appeals Court Judge Shelley Grogan called the lawsuit's timing "to say the least, suspect," noting it emerged after the Wisconsin Supreme Court shifted from conservative to liberal control in 2023.
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Wisconsin appeals court restores Act 10, reversing ruling that struck down anti-collective bargaining law
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Wisconsin's appeals court overturns ruling that had restored collective bargaining power
Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions have suffered a legal setback as they seek to regain the collective bargaining rights they lost 15 years ago. A state appeals court on Wednesday overturned a ruling that restored the rights unions lost…
Appeals court upholds Act 10, likely sending case to Wisconsin Supreme Court
A state appeals court has upheld the landmark collective bargaining law known as Act 10, likely sending the case challenging the law to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The post Appeals court upholds Act 10, likely sending case to Wisconsin Supreme Court appeared first on WPR.
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