Court: Wis. can't shield names of union workers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says state agencies cannot withhold the names of union workers under the open records law.
The court ruled 6-1 that union contracts prohibiting agencies from releasing information that identifies workers don't trump the state's open records law.
Justice Patience Roggensack says allowing such exemptions for union workers "would have the potential to eviscerate the Public Records Law through private agreements."
The court is upholding a judge's order that records related to employees who lost their driving privileges and who work for the Department of Natural Resources be released.
Employees can still try to convince judges their names shouldn't be released if they feel the harm would outweigh the public's interest.
Jul 15, 2009 at 4:09 p.m.
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Say what?
Jul 15, 2009 at 3:57 p.m.
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Not good news - there goes privacy and any hope of a quality corporation, who wishes to keep their employees' earnings private, from bidding on this type of government job.
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