A divided Milwaukee County Board committee recommended Wednesday that the county forgo an appeal of a judge's ruling that would mean payment of at least $4.5 million in back pay with interest to 1,800 county workers. After an hourlong, closed-door session, the Judiciary, General Services and Safety Committee voted 4-3 against appealing the ruling to the state Appeals Court. The back pay would cover losses due to 22 days of unpaid furloughs imposed on employees in early 2010 by Gov. Scott Walker while he was still county executive. Walker justified the emergency action, saying the county was facing a $15 million projected shortfall. The county ended the year with a surplus. The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission said Walker should have bargained with the county's largest union, District Council 48 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Don't appeal ruling on back pay, Milwaukee County panel says - JSOnline
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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