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Top court: Public union can’t make nonmembers pay fees (UPDATE)
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling in Harris v. Quinn that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that help cover a union’s costs of collective bargaining.
Appeals court revives Capitol protest lawsuit
A state appeals court has revived a lawsuit brought by a group protesting Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining bill at the Capitol in 2011.
Businesses again challenge union poster rules
A prominent business group filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging government rules that require federal contractors to display posters telling workers they have a legal right to form a union.
Union pact case goes bust at the US Supreme Court
It was the major U.S. Supreme Court labor law decision that wasn’t.
Court says police can negotiate deductibles (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's public union restrictions don't prevent Eau Claire County Sheriff's deputies from negotiating over their share of health care deductibles, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Officials decide to continue union votes after high court ruling
Wisconsin officials decided Monday to move ahead with elections that will allow school workers to decide if their unions should retain the last shred of negotiating power Republican Gov. Scott Walker left them.
Commissioners debating if elections can proceed following high court decision
State commissioners plan to decide Monday if Thursday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to overturn a lower court’s contempt order will allow recertification elections for public-school unions to move forward this year, as previously planned.
Court of Appeals weighs in on collective bargaining
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals again has tried to shed light on the ramifications of state laws that severely limit collective bargaining rights for public sector employees.
Appeals court: Not enough evidence to issue writ of mandamus in collective bargaining case
A writ of mandamus forcing Wisconsin’s Brown County and the city of Green Bay to maintain health insurance plans and benefits for police officers, firefighters and sheriff's employees should never have been issued, according to a Wisconsin appellate court decision in Green Bay Professional Police Association et al. v. City of Green Bay and Brown County, 2013 AP 269.
Van Hollen on Act 10: ‘We shall win’ (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)
Arguing that the law penalizes those who exercise their constitutional right of association, Madison lawyer Lester Pines argued Monday that Wisconsin’s Supreme Court should strike down the state’s controversial collective bargaining legislation.
New prison guard union sues over recertification
The new union representing Wisconsin prison guards and security workers has filed a lawsuit to avoid taking a second certification vote within a year.
Teachers sue to reinstate collective bargaining restrictions
A group of teachers is demanding a judge re-instate portions of Gov. Scott Walker's contentious collective bargaining restrictions.
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