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Omaha Steve

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Tue Mar 10, 2015, 07:29 PM Mar 2015

Unions sue over Wisconsin's new right-to-work law

Source: AP

By SCOTT BAUER

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state AFL-CIO and two local labor unions filed the first lawsuit Tuesday against the new right-to-work law, which Gov. Scott Walker signed into law a day earlier.

The lawsuit, which seeks both a temporary and permanent blocking of the law, argues that it is unconstitutional because it requires unions to act on behalf of workers who are no longer required to pay union dues, and therefore receive an unfair benefit.

A hearing on a request for a temporary restraining order was set for March 19 in Dane County Circuit Court.

Similar lawsuits, in both state and federal court, challenging right-to-work laws in Michigan and Indiana have been unsuccessful. Walker, and Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel, said in separate statements that based on those rulings, they expect Wisconsin's law to be upheld as well.

FULL story at link.



Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs a right-to-work bill into law Monday, March 9, 2015 at Badger Meter in Brown Deer, Wis. The new law, which takes effect immediately, makes Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state and the first to do it since Michigan and Indiana in 2012. (AP Photo/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Mike De Sisti)

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f71ea405b17e420c81ca0a5e4ec88ac8/unions-sue-over-wisconsins-new-right-work-law

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Unions sue over Wisconsin's new right-to-work law (Original Post) Omaha Steve Mar 2015 OP
If you arent a millionaire WAKE THE FUCK UP NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #1
Freedom to work (for less) groundloop Mar 2015 #2
Union busting. 1 of 14 characteristics of a fascist government: blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #3
I just noticed that all of those guys are white They_Live Mar 2015 #4
And only a few token women groundloop Mar 2015 #5
Right to work gets it's roots in racism.. midnight Mar 2015 #6
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