A Minnesota judge has struck a blow to union goon Governor Mark Dayton (D), who tried to grab power for his union allies through an executive order.

Dayton has tried to force an election to unionize on 4,300 child-care businesses through an executive order. Problem is, that’s a power belonging to the legislature.

 A Ramsey County judge delivered a setback to union organizers and a rebuke to Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday by halting a pending election seeking to unionize thousands of Minnesota child care workers.

In issuing a temporary restraining order, Judge Dale Lindman said the unionization issue should have gone through the Legislature rather than Dayton’s approach of calling the vote through an executive order.

“If unionization of day care is to become the law of Minnesota, it must first be submitted to the lawmaking body of the state,” Lindman said after hearing three hours of arguments from a bank of attorneys. His order remains in effect at least until another court hearing on Jan. 16.

Opponents of the union drive argued that Dayton governor exceeded his powers and designed an election that would have prevented many providers from weighing in. Their attorney, Tom Revnew, told the judge that nothing in state law “directs small business owners or employers to engage in an election. It’s simply not there.”

Since when do union goons care about what the law is? Their modus operandi is to do anything and everything — no matter how immoral or illegal — to expand the power and fill the bank accounts of unions.

Keep in mind these child care businesses aren’t owned or run by the state. They just receive subsidies for certain children, and on that basis the governor tried to label them government employees. Nice try, but denied.