Wisconsin appeals court grants stay, reinstates right-to-work law

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Wisconsin appeals court grants stay, reinstates right-to-work law
May 25, 2016

(Reuters) - A Wisconsin state appeals court has reinstated a right-to-work law that was struck down by a lower court that said it was unconstitutional, granting a stay while the earlier ruling is appealed, the state's attorney general said.

In April, Dane County Judge William Foust ruled the measure was unconstitutional because it takes property, in the form of fees, from labor unions without compensating them.

The right-to-work law made it possible for workers to be represented by a union but to opt out of paying dues. The International Association of Machinists, United Steelworkers and AFL-CIO sued the state after the law went into effect saying that they were being forced to provide services without compensation.

"We feel confident the law will ultimately be found constitutional, as it has been in more than half the states across the country," the Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a statement late on Tuesday.

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[Monk06]

1. Right to Work is a case of fraud You are receiving benefits you have not paid for and are

therefor not entitled to. Canadian Labour Law doesn't allow for dues paying exemptions although several attempts have been made

In my old union to get a job in our shop you had to sign an mandatory authorization to have dues deducted from your paycheck.

The collective agreement required the employer to make mandatory dues deduction a condition of employment Which is the way it is everywhere in the world where the right to form a union is respected

Closed Shop read it and live it

[Ed Suspicious]

2. I work for the State of Wisconsin and I am at this very moment watching out benefits and working

conditions erode. The union is toothless and nearly non-existent. The Governor has eliminated civil service exams and seniority as a factor in promotion. It's more and more lean-business like all the time. It's a less and less attractive place to be employed all the time. Without the union, who's left to do anything about it? Nobody.