Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear Act 10 challenge

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit challenging the landmark collective bargaining law known as Act 10.

Official response and confirmed impact

The lawsuit was filed by a group of unions in November 2023. It involves how workers were classified under Act 10.

The landmark 2011 collective bargaining law created two groups of employees. "Public safety employees," like police officers and firefighters, preserved their union rights under the law.

"General employees," who make up the rest of the public workforce, did not.

The problem, unions argue, is that the list of "general employees" includes people such as correctional officers working in state prisons, conservation wardens and Capitol Police.

Incident under investigation

In an order issued Wednesday, the court did not explain its decision to hear the case.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court, while officially nonpartisan, is run by a 5-2 liberal majority.

The move by justices comes roughly a week after an election that swept Democrats into power at all levels of state government.