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WI AB539

WI AB539
Eliminating the right-to-work law. (FE)

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Introduced
10/18/2023
In Committee
10/18/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/15/2024

Introduced Session

2023-2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

The current right-to-work law prohibits a person from requiring, as a condition of obtaining or continuing employment, an individual to refrain or resign from membership in a labor organization, to become or remain a member of a labor organization, to pay dues or other charges to a labor organization, or to pay any other person an amount that is in place of dues or charges required of members of a labor organization. This bill repeals these prohibitions and the associated misdemeanor offense for violating the right-to-work law. The bill explicitly provides that, when an all-union agreement is in effect, it is not an unfair labor practice to encourage or discourage membership in a labor organization or to deduct labor organization dues or assessments from an employee's earnings. The bill sets conditions under which an employer may enter into an all-union agreement. The bill also sets conditions for the continuation or termination of all-union agreements, including that, if the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission determines there is reasonable ground to believe employees in an all-union agreement have changed their attitude about the agreement, WERC is required to conduct a referendum to determine whether the employees wish to continue the agreement. WERC is required to terminate an all-union agreement if it finds the union unreasonably refused to admit an employee into the union. For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

AI Summary

This bill repeals the current "right-to-work" law in Wisconsin, which prohibits requiring union membership or payment of dues as a condition of employment. The bill allows employers to enter into "all-union agreements" where a majority of employees in a collective bargaining unit have voted to approve such an agreement. The bill sets conditions for the continuation or termination of all-union agreements, including allowing the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) to conduct a referendum if there is reasonable ground to believe employees have changed their attitudes about the agreement. The bill also allows employers to deduct union dues from employee earnings under an all-union agreement, and repeals the misdemeanor offense for violating the right-to-work law.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (28)

Last Action

Representative Bare added as a coauthor (on 04/19/2024)

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