Assembly Bill 470 seeks to repeal Wisconsin's right-to-work law, which currently prohibits employers from requiring employees to join or refrain from joining labor organizations as a condition of employment. The bill eliminates these prohibitions and the associated misdemeanor penalties for violations. It also introduces new provisions that clarify the conditions under which employers can enter into all-union agreements, allowing for the encouragement or discouragement of labor organization membership and the deduction of dues from employee earnings when such agreements are in effect.

Additionally, the bill consolidates and amends existing statutes related to employee rights, ensuring that employees have the right to organize and bargain collectively while also allowing them to refrain from such activities. It establishes a framework for the continuation or termination of all-union agreements, including provisions for referendums conducted by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) to gauge employee support for these agreements. The bill also repeals certain sections of the current law that are rendered obsolete by these changes.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 111.04(3), 111.04, 111.06(1)(c), 111.06, 111.06(1)(e), 111.06(1)(i), 947.20