Wisconsin Defenders United

Act 10 made it essentially impossible to use “collective bargaining” to accomplish meaningful change, Act 10’s collective bargaining restrictions were recently declared unconstitutional by a Dane County circuit court judge. This page includes a list of articles that summarize what happened to Act 10 and what it means for public sector workers (like us) moving forward. Our parent union, AFT, also created a poster summarizing the effect of the Act 10 ruling–find that below.

• What to know about Wisconsin’s Act 10 and the 2024 court battle over the law (PBS Wisconsin)
• Judge strikes down core parts of Act 10 that stripped most public workers’ union rights (Wisconsin Examiner)
• Dane County judge strikes down Act 10, restoring public employee union bargaining rights (Wisconsin Public Radio)
• Copy of the Court Decision