The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Governor candidate Mahlon Mitchell didn’t initially fight Scott Walker’s Act 10 union-curbing law A Madison firefighter touted his anti-Act 10 credentials on Twitter while seeking to distinguish himself among the 16 Democrats looking to take on Gov. Scott Walker in the November 2018 election. Mahlon Mitchell, who is also president of the state firefighters union, boasted of his group’s response to Walker’s signature legislation in a Jan. 17, 2018 tweet: "When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere," Mitchell wrote. "I’m not just against Act 10: I’m pro-worker. I believe
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