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Wisconsin Prosecutor Challenges Anti-Worker Bill

HeadlineMar 17, 2011

A Wisconsin prosecutor has filed a lawsuit challenging the recently approved Republican-backed law that strips the collective bargaining rights of most public sector employees. The suit from Dane County Prosecutor Ismael Ozanne accuses Republicans of violating the state’s open meeting laws in pushing the bill through the state legislature. Ozanne is the second Wisconsin public official to file a legal challenge over the anti-union legislation.

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