Wisconsin unions sue to block collective bargaining law

[JURIST] Ten Wisconsin unions on Wednesday filed [press release] a lawsuit in federal court challenging the state’s new collective bargaining law. The lawsuit, which was filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin [official website], alleges that the Budget Repair Bill [Senate Bill 11 text, PDF] violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments [texts]. According to the plaintiffs, the bill discriminates among groups of public employees and eliminates basic union rights, like bargaining, organizing and associating. Phil…