According to the intertubes,
Wisconsin’s controversial law that limited the rights of public sector unions and sparked recall elections was struck down on Friday by a Wisconsin judge.
Republican Governor Scott Walker, who survived a recall election earlier this year that stemmed from passage of the collective bargaining law, said after the ruling that he was confident the state would ultimately prevail in an appeal.
“Sadly a liberal activist judge in Dane County wants to go backwards and take away the lawmaking responsibilities of the legislature and the governor,” Walker said in a statement.
Yes, yes, we are all ensaddened, Governor Walker. But not by your stupid law being struck down.
In any event, the issue is now in the courts. We shall see what happens.
[the judge] ruled that eliminating collective bargaining rights for municipal employees including teachers violated the workers’ right to free speech, association and equal protection.
He also ruled that the law’s requirement that Milwaukee city workers make pension contributions violated a home-rule provision in the state constitution.
Several provisions “single out and encumber the rights of those employees who choose union membership and representation solely because of that association” in violation of their free speech and association rights, Colas found.
Struck down on several accounts because of flagrant violation of the US constitution and other considerations. Those damn liberal judges.
Walker’s big mistake: Not first (somehow) making it so Unions could not use Lawyers.
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