Public school workers and other plaintiffs in a case challenging Act 10, a law that all but eliminated collective bargaining rights for state workers, announced Tuesday they are seeking an injunction against the state and the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission for trying to implement portions of the law.
The case, filed in part by Madison Teachers Inc., challenged Act 10 on constitutional grounds, stating the law infringed on workers’ constitutional rights, including the right to equal representation.
A Wisconsin Circuit Court judge found portions of the law unconstitutional, which suspended the laws applicability. However, the judge did not issue an injunction against the law after his decision, something Gov. Scott Walker and WERC officials cited while implementing parts of the law, according to a release from the plaintiffs’ attorneys.
If the plaintiffs’ injunction request is granted, the law will remain suspended while the case is considered.
The case is currently pending in the Wisconsin Court of Appeals.
