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Law enforcement union sues over collective bargaining law

A Wisconsin law enforcement union sued the state Tuesday over the state?s collective bargaining law, alleging that the portions of the law pertaining to teachers and municipal workers that were found unconstitutional by a Dane County judge are also unconstitutional for state workers….According to the lawsuit, prior to the law taking effect, WLEA included state troopers and inspectors, along with Capitol and UW police officers and detectives, DMV field agents and police communication officers. Only state troopers and inspectors retained their union rights as part of a new unit carved out called “public safety” employees, the union said in a news release.