Mitchell Schmidt reports:
Having survived several legal challenges, Act 10 long appeared impregnable.
But the law now could be on its last legs, as a lawsuit challenging some of its core concepts is almost certain to be decided by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where liberals hold a 4-3 majority.
When he unveiled the legislation on Feb. 11, 2011, Walker said anyone who didn’t see his plan to sweep away decades of protections for state public employees as a way to address a projected $3.6 billion budget deficit must have been in a “coma.”
The legislation, initially presented as a “budget repair bill,” effectively ended collective bargaining for most public-sector unions by limiting the subject of negotiation to base wage increases only — and those to no greater than the rate of inflation.
Related posts:
2025
2024
2015
2014
2011
No comments:
Post a Comment