GOV. WALKER GETS ANOTHER SLAP DOWN

I noted over a year ago that Walker's claim to be promoting individual freedom for workers was false because he didn't apply the same rules to the police and firefighter unions.  Last March, a Federal judge agreed that by not applying the rules to ALL the unions, Walker's law was unconstitutional and now a Wisconsin State judge has reached the same conclusion:

Wisconsin state judge strikes down collective bargaining law
By Brendan O'Brien | Reuters – 30 mins ago

The court sided with state officials in upholding limitations on what can be bargained, but found the two other provisions violated the union members' equal protection and First Amendment rights, considering that the same rules did not apply to unions for public safety workers such as police and firefighters.

"So long as the State of Wisconsin continues to afford ordinary certification and dues deductions to mandatory public safety unions with sweeping bargaining rights, there is no rational basis to deny those rights to voluntary general unions with severely restricted bargaining rights," wrote U.S. District Judge William M. Conley.