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Walker's War Against Workers Spreads to the Private Sector

Roger Bybee | Posted 05.11.2012

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Roger Bybee

Labor observers are noting the second recent case of a Wisconsin manufacturing company very deliberately provoking a strike to gain the insertion of a "right-to-work" provision, suggesting that Gov. Scott Walker's attack on public employee rights is spreading to the private sector.

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Amanda Terkel

Federal Court Strikes Down Key Portions Of Scott Walker's Anti-Union Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.31.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Just over a year after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed a measure taking away most collective bargaining rights for public workers...

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John Celock

National Group Seeks To Shape Walker Recall Contest

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.17.2012

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A national group dedicated to electing pro-choice Democratic women has weighed in on the contest to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), where the ...

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Tea Party Group Prepares To Battle Over Walker Recall Effort

Patch.com | By Carl Engelking | Posted 02.11.2012

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Verify the Recall, an effort backed by Tea Party groups to ensure the validity of petition signatures in Wisconsin's recall elections, is now 13,000 v...

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Amanda Terkel

Scott Walker's Fundraising Pitch: 'Big Labor Bosses' Are Out To Get Me

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.20.2012

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WASHINGTON -- "Big Union-sponsored mercenaries." "Bare-knuckle union attacks." "Strong-arm tactics." Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's (R) most recent ...

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Scott Walker Gains Support

Wauwatosa Patch | Jim Price | Posted 01.11.2012

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A who's who of top Wisconsin Republican politicians are expected to appear at a Jan. 21 rally in support of Gov. Scott Walker at Hart Park in Wauwatos...

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Scott Walker's Price Tag

Mount Pleasant Patch | Heather Asiyanbi | Posted 01.06.2012

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Whether or not we have a primary if there is a recall election for Governor Scott Walker could have a significant impact on the cost. Statewide, estim...

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Max J. Rosenthal

Scott Walker's Fundraising Hypocrisy

HuffingtonPost.com | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 01.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- As Wisconsin Democrats continued their push to force his recall, Gov. Scott Walker (R) came to Washington on Thursday to raise funds for...

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Evidence Of Intimidation In Scott Walker Recall Campaign?

Posted 12.13.2011

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Volunteers working for the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) captured a video this week that they claim is proof of the sort of intimid...

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Amanda Terkel

Scott Walker Recall Campaign Gets Ugly

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.06.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Few races next year will carry as much symbolic importance as the campaign to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R). His push to strip ...

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Scott Walker Recall Effort May Be Sabotaged

Patch.com | By Denise Lockwood | Posted 11.16.2011

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Residents who signed legitimate recall petitions may never have them counted by the Government Accountability Board....

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Scott Walker's New Jobs Plan: Abstinence-Only Education

Mother Jones | Kate Sheppard | Posted 11.16.2011

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A bill launched during Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's jobs session and nearing passage in the Legislature would repeal significant portions of the stat...

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Scott Walker Recall Effort Kicks Off

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 01.15.2012

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MADISON, Wis. — Jubilant opponents of Republican Gov. Scott Walker launched their effort Tuesday to try to recall him from office, starting a 60...

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Pajama Parties For Scott Walker Recall Effort

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 01.14.2012

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MADISON, Wis. — Political foes hoping to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker over his moves to significantly curb union rights in Wisconsin plan...

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Walker Recall Effort Plans To Hit Governor Where He Lives

Wauwatosa Patch | Jim Price | Posted 01.11.2012

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A statewide effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker gets under way Tuesday, and at least one organization plans to start the effort off with a bang: By hol...

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Scott Walker Recall Effort Picks Up Steam

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 01.09.2012

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MADISON, Wis. — The resounding rejection of an anti-union law by Ohio voters provides a huge boost for Democrats and union officials preparing f...

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Scott Walker Law Keeps Unions At Bay

AP | By SCOTT BAUER | Posted 11.22.2011

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By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin will no longer be obligated to bargain with its largest public employee unions aft...

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Scott Walker: I Made A 'Mistake'

Posted 09.15.2011

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By Edith Honan SALT LAKE CITY, July 16 (Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, whose moves to curb state workers' bargaining power brought...

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Bad News For Scott Walker

AP | CARRIE ANTLFINGER | Posted 09.12.2011

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MILWAUKEE — A majority of Wisconsin residents disapprove of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's performance and are dissatisfied with the way things ...

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We're Not Going to Take It

Joan Fitz-Gerald | Posted 08.30.2011

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Joan Fitz-Gerald

Under the cloak of fiscal discipline, conservatives in Wisconsin are attacking middle class Americans, the backbone of our country.

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Michelle Rhee's New Allies Raising Eyebrows

Washington City Paper | Posted 08.23.2011

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For those who viewed Michelle Rhee as an anti-union bully, the past few months have offered lots of chances to say “toldya so.” Soon after resigni...

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Amanda Terkel

The Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Fight: Behind The Scenes

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.21.2011

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This report is part I in a two-part series on a behind-the-scenes look at the Wisconsin collective bargaining fight. Read part II here. WASHINGTON ...

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Amanda Terkel

Activists Gear Up For Wisconsin Recalls

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.19.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Wisconsin was a central theme at the dueling conservative and progressive conferences for online activists here, with both sides...

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Wisconsin DoJ Claims Judge Exceeded Authority By Striking Down Anti-Union Law

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 08.06.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — Attorneys for Republican lawmakers asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a judge's order blocking the state's ...

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Amanda Terkel

Wisconsin Protesters Erect 'Walkerville' Tent City At State Capitol

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In February and March, thousands of protesters flooded the Wisconsin Capitol, sleeping in the building overnight and filling the dome wi...

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