A Dane County judge on Monday ordered collective bargaining rights to be restored for most Wisconsin employees, according to the Wisconsin State Journal. These were previously eliminated under former Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10, signed into law in 2011.
Dane County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Frost almost six months ago ruled that provisions of Act 10 were unconstitutional as the law treats public safety workers differently than other public employees. He also rejected a motion by the Legislature earlier in 2024 that sought to dismiss the case and on Monday clarified which of the law’s provisions are not enforceable any longer.
Frost’s order struck portions of Act 10 including a provision requiring general employees to secure 51% of the votes of all employees in a collective bargaining unit to recertify. Public safety employees only need a majority of voting members.
An appeal was filed hours after Frost’s ruling, according to court records.
