The Supreme Court of Wisconsin rejects the republican appeal to withdraw to the Union’s key case – Wizm News

Madison, wis. (AP) – The Supreme Court of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin on Wednesday rejected the republican request not to hear a pending case that seeks to restore the collective negotiation rights that tens of thousands of teachers, nurses and other state workers lost in 2011.

Her decision came simultaneously, without comment, declined to hear the case, as the unions requested before he first went through a lower court of appeal.

Justice Janet Protasevich decided not to refuse after Republican legislative leaders submitted a proposal stating that she should not hear the case, as she expressed opinions on the law during her campaign in 2023.

Her decision is a victory for the liberals, who have been fighting for more than a decade to cancel the law known as Act 10, which effectively terminates collective negotiation for most public unions.

Conservative justice Brian Hagodon withdrew from the case on January 30. Hagendon helped write the law when he was the then OJ. Scott Walker’s chief legal counsel.

The court’s decision not to immediately hear the case means that it is almost certain not to consider it only after the April elections. These elections will determine whether the liberals support their majority in court. Even if the conservative wins, because of Haberorne’s refusal, the court will be divided 3-3 between liberal and conservative judges when examining the case.

Christina Bray, a spokesman for the trade unions who brought the case, said they were disappointed with the delay but remained confident.

Wisconsin’s anti-Union law has been contested for years
Seven alliances representing teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin have filed a case that seeks to overturn the Warchers Act in 2011, known as Law 10. The law has withstood many legal challenges before the District Court of District Court Dane found in December most of being unconstitutional by appealing to the Supreme Court of the State.

The law of Act 10 effectively terminated the collective negotiation for most public unions, allowing them to bargain only above the base salary, does not increase not more than inflation. It also prohibited the automatic withdrawal of Union fees, required annual votes to re -certify the trade unions and force public workers to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits.

Denn Jacob Frost’s Jacob judge in December ruled that the law violated the equal guarantees of protection in the Wisconsin Constitution by dividing civil servants into General and Public Safety officials. According to the decision, all public sector workers who lost their collective transaction would restore it to what existed before 2011.

The judge placed the decision to detention in anticipation of the complaint.

Union law divided the Wisconsin and the country
The introduction of the law in 2011 caused huge protests that extended for weeks. This was done by Wisconsin at the center of the national struggle for the rights of the Union, catapulted Walker on the national stage, sparked an unsuccessful download campaign and laid the foundation of the unsuccessful candidacy for President of Walker for 2016.

The adoption of the law has led to a dramatic reduction in Union membership throughout the country. The non -party forum on Wisconsin’s policy said in an analysis of 2022 that since 2000 Wisconsin has been the biggest decline in the ratio of its workforce, which is united.

In 2015, GOP -controlled legislation of Wisconsin approved the Law on Work Law that restricted the unions in the private sector.

If the lawsuit is successful, all public sector workers who have lost their collective transaction will restore it. They will be treated in the same way as police, firefighters and other public safety unions that remain released.

Divisions remain above the effectiveness of the law
Proponents of the law said it gives local authorities more control over workers and the powers they need to reduce costs. The cancellation of the law, which allowed the schools and local authorities to raise money through higher contributions from the employees for benefits, will go bankrupt, claim that Act 10 of Act 10.

Democratic opponents claim that the law has harmed schools and other government agencies, depriving employees’ ability to bargain collectively for their salaries and working conditions.

Republicans wanted Protasiewicz not to hear the case
Protasiewicz is the most recent member of the court and is running in 2023 as an opponent of the Union Act. The victory gave her the liberal majority of the court for the first time in 15 years. This majority is again on the Supreme Court election line on April 1 to fill the place of retired liberal justice.

During her campaign, Protasiewicz stated that, according to her, Act 10 was unconstitutional. She also told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that she would consider withdrawing from any case that disputes the law. Protasiewicz participated in protests against him and signed the request for Walker’s reminder.

In her response to the legislature’s request not to hear the case, Protasiewicz said she could hear the case fairly.

“I am confident that in this case I can act in an impartial way,” she said.

Republican Assembly spokesman Robin Boss and the leader of the Senate majority Devin Lemachi, who sought her refusal, did not return emails, looking for a comment.