International Ass'n of Machinists District 10 v. Wisconsin

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM M. CONLEY, District Judge

Plaintiffs International Association of Machinists District 10 (“District 10”) and its Local Lodge 873 filed this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and § 302(e) of the Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. § 186(c)(4), challenging a single provision of Wisconsin’s recently enacted “Right to Work” law, 2015 Wisconsin Act 1. Specifically, plaintiffs contend that the provision of the law making “dues check-off authorizations” revocable upon 30 days’ notice by an employee, Wis. Stat. § 111.06(1)©, is preempted by § 302(c)(4) of the Labor Management…