Just a few days after Dane County Judge William Foust ruled against the right-to-work law, Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel filed a motion against the ruling Monday.
The right-to-work law allows people to be employed in a private sector firm without having to belong to a union and follow the union’s rules. It also allows workers in unionized workplaces to opt out of paying union dues.
Foust struck down the right-to-work law, calling it “unconstitutional” on April 8 and permanently prohibited all parts of the state from upholding any part of the law on April 15. He said in a statement that the law takes private property from labor unions without fair compensation.
But Foust said he would be open to hearing appeals for a stay from the law’s proponents.
According to a statement, Schimel looks to stay this ruling and has also appealed to Wisconsin Court of Appeals District III.
Schimel said in his motion that striking down the right-to-work law will have significant impacts on Wisconsin’s public and undermine state policies.
“Given that 25 others states have right-to-work laws and none of those have been declared unconstitutional, I am confident Wisconsin’s law will be upheld,” Schimel said. “Therefore, it’s imperative that Wisconsin’s right-to-work law remain in effect while on appeal.”
Foust and the Court of Appeals have not reviewed the appeal yet.
