Government Union Czars Lose in Federal Court
Mark Mix: President Trump was “right to issue E.O.14251,” which is a significant step in the right direction.
Rejected again, Big Labor’s attempt to squash freedom and prosperity in Wisconsin by using the court system to void Right to Work.
U.S.Court of Appeals said union bosses failed to provide “any compelling reason” for the appeal. Wisconsin remains free from forced-unionism.
From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld Wisconsin’s law that bars collective bargaining agreements requiring workers to pay union fees.
GOP Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers in 2015 approved the measure, known by supporters as a “right-to-work” law. The law ended the ability of unions to reach labor contracts that require all workers in certain jobs to pay union fees, even when they don’t want to belong to a union.
Two units of the International Union of Operating Engineers sued over the law
Mark Mix: President Trump was “right to issue E.O.14251,” which is a significant step in the right direction.
Brief emphasizes President’s authority under both Constitution and federal law to reduce scope of union monopoly bargaining control
Labor Board violated federal law and its own rules to stifle Rieth-Riley workers’ statutory right to vote to remove unwanted IUOE union