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Parts of Wis. anti-union law struck down
March 31, 2012
March 31, 2012
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large unions filed the lawsuit last summer, shortly after the Republican-controlled Legislature approved Walker's plan following months of bitter debate and protests that drew tens of thousands of people to the Wisconsin Capitol.
One of the lawsuit's primary arguments was that the law violated the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution because it stripped those bargaining rights from most — but not all — public employees in Wisconsin. Firefighters and law enforcement officers aren't covered by the law, which restricts other public workers to collectively bargain only for wage increases that are no greater than the rate of inflation.
large unions filed the lawsuit last summer, shortly after the Republican-controlled Legislature approved Walker's plan following months of bitter debate and protests that drew tens of thousands of people to the Wisconsin Capitol.
One of the lawsuit's primary arguments was that the law violated the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution because it stripped those bargaining rights from most — but not all — public employees in Wisconsin. Firefighters and law enforcement officers aren't covered by the law, which restricts other public workers to collectively bargain only for wage increases that are no greater than the rate of inflation.
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