Wells v. Waukesha County Marine Bank

The major issue on appeal is whether a provision of the International Constitution of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), requiring forfeiture of a local union’s treasury upon the employees’ election of a different bargaining representative, is enforceable.1 We *522conclude that it is not because, as applied, the provision violates Wisconsin public policy. Therefore, we reverse that part of the circuit court’s judgment which ordered such forfeiture. We also reverse the portion of the judgment awarding nominal and punitive damages to the officers of the Local…