MADISON, WI (AP)-- A new group headed by a longtime conservative activist is pushing to make Wisconsin a right-to-work state.
The launch of the group Wisconsin Right to Work was announced Monday. It is headed by Lorri Pickens, an activist and grass roots organizer who has worked as state director for the conservative Americans for Prosperity since 2005.
In right-to-work states, private-sector workers can't be required to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment.
The release announcing the group says it will "aggressively promote" its right-to-work agenda.
Gov. Scott Walker said during his re-election campaign that right-to-work legislation was not a priority of his and he would not push it next year.