Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Scott Walker’s Union Busting
Click here for reuse options!“No matter the limitations or ‘burdens’ a legislative enactment places on the collective bargaining process, collective bargaining remains a creation of legislative grace and not constitutional obligation. The First Amendment cannot be used as a vehicle to expand the parameters of a benefit that it does not itself protect,” [Justice Michael] Gableman wrote.
Gableman was joined by Justices David Prosser, Patience Roggensack and Annette Ziegler. Justice N. Patrick Crooks concurred but wrote separately. Dissenting were Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Justice Ann Walsh Bradley.
This isn’t the first time that a higher court has considered a challenge to Walker’s union law.
The state Supreme Court ruled in June 2011 that lawmakers could easily avoid the state’s open meetings law and did not violate that statute in passing the labor limits. And the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Act 10 in its entirety in two challenges in federal court.
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28 responses to Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Scott Walker’s Union Busting
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Harry July 31st, 2014 at 10:22
Good lesson for the unions.
Harry July 31st, 2014 at 10:22
Good lesson for the unions.
mea_mark July 31st, 2014 at 10:27
Sounds to me like everyone affected should go on strike until unions are a benefit that the lawmakers offer. Shut down the state if they have to. It is the peoples right to decide to work or not.
mea_mark July 31st, 2014 at 10:27
Sounds to me like everyone affected should go on strike until unions are a benefit that the lawmakers offer. Shut down the state if they have to. It is the peoples right to decide to work or not.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 10:45
Public employee union =/= trade unions.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 10:45
Public employee union =/= trade unions.
labman57 July 31st, 2014 at 11:11
If corporate shills among Republican governors, legislators, and other elected officials had their way, ALL labor unions would be banned and all federal and state labor laws regulating workplace conditions — including child labor laws — would be repealed.
Workers’ comp, overtime, paid vacation, health benefits, sick leave, pension funds, Social Security, minimum wage, etc. … all would be distant memories.
labman57 July 31st, 2014 at 11:11
If corporate shills among Republican governors, legislators, and other elected officials had their way, ALL labor unions would be banned and all federal and state labor laws regulating workplace conditions — including child labor laws — would be repealed.
Workers’ comp, overtime, paid vacation, health benefits, sick leave, pension funds, Social Security, minimum wage, etc. … all would be distant memories.
BillTheCat45 July 31st, 2014 at 13:07
Good thing Walker can’t be Wisconsin dictator for life. And as soon as he is out, with a Dem governor in, the union busting laws are finished, done, kaput. GOOD LUCK STOPPING THAT SCOTTY, lol.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 14:45
Waitaminnit. You mean doing away with a court-upheld law is as simple as replacing the leader with a leader from the other party?
Pfft. What are we worried about this Obamacare thing for then?
fantagor July 31st, 2014 at 16:48
I think they mean the next time an election for judges occurs, the GOP appointed criminal who counts the votes won’t suddenly find 10,000 “uncounted” votes on a spreadsheet.
BillTheCat45 July 31st, 2014 at 19:22
Well, with 2 terms of President Hillary coming up, I’d say Obamacare is here to stay, thx. :) Walker and his band of idiots, on the other hand, are governing on borrowed time. Wisconsin is the birthplace of Unions, and it will be the rebirth place as well.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 20:01
If Wisconsin is that unhappy with him, maybe they should try to recall him.
BillTheCat45 July 31st, 2014 at 13:07
Good thing Walker can’t be Wisconsin dictator for life. And as soon as he is out, with a Dem governor in, the union busting laws are finished, done, kaput. GOOD LUCK STOPPING THAT SCOTTY, lol.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 14:45
Waitaminnit. You mean doing away with a court-upheld law is as simple as replacing the leader with a leader from the other party?
Pfft. What are we worried about this Obamacare thing for then?
fantagor July 31st, 2014 at 16:48
I think they mean the next time an election for judges occurs, the GOP appointed criminal who counts the votes won’t suddenly find 10,000 “uncounted” votes on a spreadsheet.
BillTheCat45 July 31st, 2014 at 19:22
Well, with 2 terms of President Hillary coming up, I’d say Obamacare is here to stay, thx. :) Walker and his band of idiots, on the other hand, are governing on borrowed time. Wisconsin is the birthplace of Unions, and it will be the rebirth place as well.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 20:01
If Wisconsin is that unhappy with him, maybe they should try to recall him.
Cainer July 31st, 2014 at 13:34
“collective bargaining remains a creation of legislative grace and not constitutional obligation”
Wouldn’t that also apply to corporations then? Are they not created through legislation? Instead we are now seeing the SCOTUS grant the rights of people to corporations. What gives?
fantagor July 31st, 2014 at 16:46
Nope, corporations own the country, and their rights are inviolable, while the rights of the flesh and blood golems enslaved to their needs are mutable to the point of nonexistence.
Cainer July 31st, 2014 at 13:34
“collective bargaining remains a creation of legislative grace and not constitutional obligation”
Wouldn’t that also apply to corporations then? Are they not created through legislation? Instead we are now seeing the SCOTUS grant the rights of people to corporations. What gives?
fantagor July 31st, 2014 at 16:46
Nope, corporations own the country, and their rights are inviolable, while the rights of the flesh and blood golems enslaved to their needs are mutable to the point of nonexistence.
pmbalele July 31st, 2014 at 15:54
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling is another blow to Wisconsin workers. Workers in Wisconsin should get over it – they are now slaves. In 2010 some friends mocked me for not joining TPs and Repubs. I warned them how greedy Repubs were. Some were state and municipal employees. Indeed despite my warning, they voted for Scott Walker, a Repub. More power to them! But Walker’s first punch was to strip state and municipal employees of their free health insurance and labor union benefits. Two weeks after Walker as governor, the same people who had mocked me for praising President Obama came – this time crying: “We should have listened to you. We voted for a monster. He is a killer of families.” I reminded them what I had told them. It was too late. Walker was our governor whether we liked it or not. Self-delusional, state and municipal employees staged a recall of Walker. They lost again. If you go around Wisconsin capital now, you will see state employees really down-spirited –they are walking with their heads down. Some employees have quit their jobs or took early retirement as protest. Walker next move is to make Wisconsin a Sharia state. No rights for women at work. Women can be paid less than men doing the same job. Women in Wisconsin cannot complain being mistreated at work. Walker had defunded the department previously investigated mistreatment complaints at work or being abused at home.
DetroitSam July 31st, 2014 at 20:37
I bet you $100 that these same people will continue to vote republican and for Walker.
pmbalele August 1st, 2014 at 01:09
We will see in November how they behave. I think it due to drinking too much beer that Wisconsin people vote for Walker.
pmbalele July 31st, 2014 at 15:54
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling is another blow to Wisconsin workers. Workers in Wisconsin should get over it – they are now slaves. In 2010 some friends mocked me for not joining TPs and Repubs. I warned them how greedy Repubs were. Some were state and municipal employees. Indeed despite my warning, they voted for Scott Walker, a Repub. More power to them! But Walker’s first punch was to strip state and municipal employees of their free health insurance and labor union benefits. Two weeks after Walker as governor, the same people who had mocked me for praising President Obama came – this time crying: “We should have listened to you. We voted for a monster. He is a killer of families.” I reminded them what I had told them. It was too late. Walker was our governor whether we liked it or not. Self-delusional, state and municipal employees staged a recall of Walker. They lost again. If you go around Wisconsin capital now, you will see state employees really down-spirited –they are walking with their heads down. Some employees have quit their jobs or took early retirement as protest. Walker next move is to make Wisconsin a Sharia state. No rights for women at work. Women can be paid less than men doing the same job. Women in Wisconsin cannot complain being mistreated at work. Walker had defunded the department previously investigated mistreatment complaints at work or being abused at home.
DetroitSam July 31st, 2014 at 20:37
I bet you $100 that these same people will continue to vote republican and for Walker.
pmbalele August 1st, 2014 at 01:09
We will see in November how they behave. I think it due to drinking too much beer that Wisconsin people vote for Walker.