Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights
Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights
Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions have scored a major legal victory with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law.
Summary
A Wisconsin judge has restored collective bargaining rights to public employees, overturning key provisions of the 2011 Act 10 law, which had sharply restricted union powers and sparked massive protests.
The ruling reinstates rights for most public sector unions to levels seen before 2011, aligning them with exempted groups like police and firefighters.
Republicans plan to appeal, likely sending the case to the liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Union leaders celebrated the decision, while opponents argue it threatens local budgets and undermines past legal precedents supporting the law.
