The state Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Act 10 for teachers and local government employees Monday.
Act 10 is Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial legislation that limited many state workers’ collective bargaining rights. The legislation passed in June 2011 despite large protests and uproar in the state.
Monday marks the second time Act 10 has reached the state Supreme Court, but this is the first time the court will consider the legislation’s merits.
In September 2012, a Dane County judge ruled key aspects of Act 10 unconstitutional, including a provision that requires unions to hold annual elections to maintain the ability to negotiate with their employers and a provision that prohibits the deduction of union dues from employee paychecks by government employees.
After Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen appealed the decision, the state Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.
