ACT 10 Victory -- Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Governor Walkers Signature Law known as Act 10 that gave most WI government employees Right To Work freedom. Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld all provisions of Act 10. We applaud the court’s ruling upholding Act 10. The court’s decision relied on principles established in Foundation-supported U.S. Supreme Court victories in Harris v. Quinn, Knox v. SEIU and Davenport v. WEA, all of which held that union bosses have no constitutional power to force workers to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment. The court’s decision strikes a mighty blow for individual workers who do not want anything to do with an unwanted union in their workplace. Wisconsin government union officials should now understand that the constitutionality of Right to Work laws has long been a settled question. We’re happy to report that the court rejected the union lawyers’ frivolous arguments and ensured that thousands of Wisconsin’s civil servants will continue to labor free from union coercion. No Wisconsin public worker should ever be forced to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment. Now it is time for Wisconsin’s legislature to protect that right for Wisconsin’s private-sector workers and pass a private-sector Right to Work law.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 21:49:52 +0000
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