National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation President Mark Mix released the following statement regarding the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin’s decision to dismiss Big Labor’s lawsuit in IUOE v. Schimel which seeks to overturn Wisconsin’s Right to Work law.

“Today, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin upheld the statutory and civil rights protections enshrined in Wisconsin’s Right to Work law. We are pleased that the court struck down this outrageous union legal challenge, as the constitutionality of state Right to Work laws is a long-settled question. Union officials have tried to strip away Right to Work protections for Wisconsin’s workers for years now dating back to their spurious lawsuits regarding Act 10, but once again worker freedom has prevailed. The Foundation stands ready to provide free legal assistance to workers here in Wisconsin and in the 25 other Right to Work states seeking to exercise their rights under their state Right to Work laws.”

National Right to Work Foundation staff attorney’s submitted an amicus curiae brief in this case as in a similar case in Wisconsin State Court and in cases challenging Right to Work laws in Idaho and West Virginia.

The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, assists thousands of employees in about 200 cases nationwide per year.