ACT 10 IN COURT | COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR STATE WORKERS
Dane County judge restores collective bargaining rights previously restricted under Act 10
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UW-Milwaukee Professor Emeritus Mordecai Lee discusses a Dane County judge striking down parts of Act 10, a Wisconsin law that placed limits on government workers’ unions.
Collective bargaining rights for most Wisconsin public employees, which were effectively eliminated under former Gov. Scott Walker’s 13-year-old signature law Act 10, are slated to be restored following a Dane County judge’s order Monday.
Protesters deride Republican legislators with shouts of "Shame!" after the Assembly passed Gov. Scott Walker's Act 10 on March 10, 2011. Collective bargaining rights for most state workers are slated to be restored following a Dane County judge's order Monday.
A decade after the controversial legislation became law, state and local governments have saved billions of dollars, but spending on key programs has lagged.
Protesters deride Republican legislators with shouts of "Shame!" after the Assembly passed Gov. Scott Walker's Act 10 on March 10, 2011. Collective bargaining rights for most state workers are slated to be restored following a Dane County judge's order Monday.
