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Crowley Promises to Repeal Act 10
The Democrat running for governor in Wisconsin is promising to raise taxes by billions of dollars if he is elected.
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley took to X on Monday to promise that he will repeal Act 10.
"I just met with local legislators and labor leaders right here in Kenosha. And we just had a great discussion about what they need in the next governor," Crowley said in a video. "That includes repealing Act 10, restoring collective bargaining, project labor agreements, and fair wages."
Crowley ended his video with a smile and a promise to union workers that "I'll always have your back."
Crowley has supported an end to Act 10 for years, despite the billions of dollars that Act 10 has saved over the past 15 years.
The MacIver Institute estimates that Act 10's limits on public sector union contract negotiations have saved taxpayers nearly $36 billion since 2011. Most of that money could be added back to the tax rolls if the Wisconsin Supreme Court kills the law. There is a case on Act 10 that is pending before the court.
Crowley's promise to end Act 10, as well as add costs to government contracts through project labor agreements, comes as Republican Tom Tiffany is hammering Crowley's record for raising taxes in Milwaukee County.
On Monday, Tiffany launched an ad that accuses Crowley of wanting to take more from the paychecks of all Wisconsinites.
"Milwaukee County families have paid enough under @DavidCCrowley," Tiffany said in a post on X. "He nearly doubled the sales tax, making everything from clothes to school supplies cost more."
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty estimates that ending Act-10 will add $1.7 billion to the tax rolls for schools alone. Cities, villages, and counties are also expected to have to raise taxes if Act-10 is struck down.
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