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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowAttorney General Greg Zoeller announced Wednesday the state has asked the Indiana Supreme Court to reverse a Lake County judge’s order invalidating the right-to-work law that bans compulsory union dues.
Lake Superior Judge John Sedia ruled in September that the 2012 law that a year earlier prompted a lengthy walkout of Democratic lawmakers violated the Indiana Constitution’s ban on demanding services without just compensation.
Zoeller filed the appeal Wednesday on behalf of the Indiana Department of Labor and other state interests. The appeal argues that the law doesn’t demand particular services requiring just compensation and that the law safeguards worker rights, among other claims.
“New laws passed by legislators are presumed to be constitutional, and here the people’s elected representatives in the Indiana General Assembly made a public policy decision that should be respected, even as we respect the important role of organized labor in Indiana’s economy,” Zoeller said in a statement.
“We don’t begrudge the right of plaintiffs to challenge a statute but my office has a duty to defend that statute and argue that the lower court’s ruling should be reversed,” he said.
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