Sad day in Wisconsin.

[B5C]

Appeals court upholds Act 10
Gov. Scott Walker calls ruling 'victory for Wisconsin taxpayers'

MADISON, Wis. —On Friday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld Act 10 in its entirety.

Seven public unions, including the teachers' union and the largest statewide public sector union, challenged the law's constitutionality in 2011.

U.S. District Judge William Conley in March overturned part of the law requiring unions hold elections each year for members to retain their official status. The judge also said the law illegally halted the automatic withdrawal of union dues.

Gov. Scott Walker said the provisions in Act 10 were "vital in balancing the state's $3.6 billion budget deficit without increasing taxes, without massive public employee layoffs and without cuts to programs like Medicaid."

http://www.wisn.com/politics/wisconsin-politics/Appeals-court-upholds-Act-10/-/10057500/18187662/-/9dhe2j/-/index.html


Here is the full court responce of why of upholding the law:

http://www.wisn.com/blob/view/-/18187760/data/4/-/ojmrrbz/-/Act-10-upheld-decision.pdf

I don't think it has a chance through the current supreme court as of now. Walker will use this as "proof" to push his anti-worker agenda. Supporters say this will only affect public employees. Yet, the capitalists will use this example to say that unions are a risk to state's needs and needs to be regulated more.

MODS: Could you fix the title so it says "Sad day in Wisconsin. Appeals court upholds Act 10." To fit a better description.

[TheRedAnarchist23]

WTF is this about?

[Prometeo liberado]

I am appalled at how this divides state workers into two separate and very unequal categories. The "safety workers"(I assume cops) and the general employees. Cops get to keep their union rights and everyone else get the shaft. Everyday right now is a sad day in Wisc.

[Red Commissar]

WTF is this about?

Last year the Wisconsin government passed some anti-union laws prohibiting collective bargaining for public workers. It spawned protests from people who correctly saw it as a first step for a long line of anti-union measures, rather than buying Governor Walker's claims that he only intended to target public workers. He exempted Policemen and I *think* Firemen to try and split up public workers, but some of the former still joined in on protests.

This is just bad for those who tried to work through the government, if fruitlessly, as they did in trying to do a recall election on Walker which also failed.

[Art Vandelay]

Time to overrun the capitol again folks.

[Grigori]

I thought Walker lost his reelection bid last November?

[B5C]

I thought Walker lost his reelection bid last November?

No, he won his recall election big time. This is mainly due to the National Democrats and the Democratic Governors Association not giving a care about the recall effort. Unions didn't get big money coming in to compete with Republican and Koch Brothers donation to the Walker campaign.

The Democrats believed it was better for the workers to be defeated and save money to fight against Mitt Romney.