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.
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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)
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