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Right to Work Foundation Defends Act 10
The head of the National Right to Work Foundation knows who sits on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, but he has not completely given up hope that Act-10’s fate is already sealed.
The Right to Work Foundation last week filed an amicus brief in the Act-10 case that is headed to the appeals court in Wisconsin.
That brief argues that the US Supreme Court decided years ago that states can define groups of employees for special recognition or representation. The brief goes on to say that the argument that Act-10 is invalid because it draws a line between some state employees and other state employees simply doesn’t hold water.
Foundation president Mark Mix was a guest on News Talk 1130 WISN Monday, and said he’s not so cynical that he believes the court has already decided on Act-10.
“I hope that they read the brief. That's why we filed it,” Mix explained. “I don't believe we wasted our time by making these arguments.”
There is a lot of expectation that the liberal-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court will strike down Act-10 once they finally get the case. Act-10 has been a target for Democrats in Wisconsin since it became law.
Mix said the courts have already ruled Act-10 is constitutional, and there’s also that US Supreme Court case. Still, he said there is an issue of fairness and freedom at the heart of Act-10 and the effort to save it.
“The idea of the state being the sovereign in granting these sovereign-like powers to a private organization, i.e. a labor union, is really an interesting question. We're still litigating the right to associate, if you have the right to associate you have the right not to associate,” Mix said. “These are fundamental questions that need to be argued, even if the Supreme Court in Wisconsin is going to ignore it.”
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