Dear Editor: Rep. Frank Lasee’s recent proposal to cut funding for Wisconsin’s one public law school because there are “too many lawyers” attempted to draw on popular negative sentiments toward lawyers.
While Lasee’s proposal has few if any supporters in the Capitol, there is likely broad agreement that it is always best to resolve disputes without the expense and drama that attorneys bring.
For this reason, Lasee and others should support the state Senate proposal to extend collective bargaining rights to University of Wisconsin faculty and academic staff since there’s robust evidence that the process of collective bargaining lends itself to more expeditious and less costly resolutions of conflict.