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tazzygirl -> Wisconsin collective bargaining ruling (9/14/2012 6:24:58 PM)
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(Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge struck down on Friday the state's controversial collective bargaining law pressed by Republican Governor Scott Walker, ruling that it unconstitutionally limits the rights of many public sector union workers.
Walker responded to the ruling by saying that a "liberal activist judge in Dane County" wanted to take away the lawmaking responsibilities of the legislature and governor.
"We are confident that the state will ultimately prevail in the appeals process," Walker said in a statement.
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas ruled that the law passed by Wisconsin lawmakers in a contentious session in 2011 violated the union members' free speech, association and equal protection rights in the state and U.S. constitutions.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/14/us-usa-wisconsin-labor-idUSBRE88D1OB20120914
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel with more on what the ruling will mean in practice:
"The law remains largely in force for state workers, though a federal judge struck down part of that section of the law as well earlier this year. But for city, county, and school workers the decision by Dane County Judge Juan Colas returns the law to its status before Walker signed his law in March 2011.
"The ruling means that, unless it is overturned on appeal, school districts and local officials will have to return to the bargaining table with their workers in a much more significant way. The decision raises a host of questions about changes in pay, benefits and work rules that have taken place in the meantime while bargaining was essentially dead."
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2012/09/14/wisconsin_labor_law_dane_county_circuit_judge_juan_colas_strikes_down_gov_walker_s_union_law_.html
Guess its on to the appeals level?
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