Wisconsin Union Bill

Walker's Anti-Union Law May Have Led To Record Number Of Retirements

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 01.13.2012

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A record number of Wisconsin's government employees retired in 2011, the same year Governor Scott Walker (R) pushed a law that took away the collectiv...

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The Wisconsin Fight: Bridging Women, Labor and the Progressive Movement

Stephanie Schriock | Posted 10.09.2011

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Today is about our fight: women, labor, the progressive movement. We've come together to support the policies that made this country great -- and the idea that we all do better, when we all do better.

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Recalling Randy Hopper

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 10.08.2011

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Reading the name "WI State Sen. Hopper (R)" means nothing to me. But once I saw a tweet mentioning the name Randy Hopper, it felt like something out of a movie.

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Watch: Progressive Groups Run New Ads In Wisconsin Recall Elections

HuffingtonPost.com | Paige Lavender | Posted 10.04.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Three progressive groups are set to launch a six-figure television ad buy in the days leading up to the eight remaining Wisconsin state ...

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Koch-Backed Group Accused Of Voter Suppression In Wisconsin Recall Elections

HuffingtonPost.com | Paige Lavender | Posted 10.03.2011

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Americans for Prosperity, the conservative advocacy group backed by billionaires Charles and David Koch, has been accused of attempting to suppress De...

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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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Wisconsin Judge Strikes Down Anti-Union Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 07.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A Wisconsin judge struck down the state's controversial anti-collective bargaining law on Thursday, but Democratic state senators say th...

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Wisconsin Republicans Rush Agenda Before Recalls

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 07.07.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker and GOP leaders have launched a push to ram several years' worth of conservative agenda i...

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Wisconsin Democrats Have Momentum Heading Into Final Recall Fight

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 06.28.2011

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In a sign that Wisconsin Democrats can still claim momentum in the recall wars, Dems today filed the signatures to trigger a recall election against a...

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Wisconsin Senate At Stake In Efforts To Recall Lawmakers

Posted 06.27.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Wisconsin may be poised to set a state campaign spending record with interest group money flowing even before officials ap...

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Critics Of Wisconsin GOP State Senator Advance Recall Effort

The Post Crescent | Gannett Wisconsin Media | Posted 06.26.2011

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Add state Sen. Rob Cowles to the growing list of senators a step closer to facing a recall election....

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Wisconsin Union Battle Casts Shadow Over Local Races

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 06.26.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — When the race for Green Bay mayor began months ago, the main issues looked clear-cut: planning downtown development, dealing wit...

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Wisconsin Democrats Make More Headway In Recall Effort

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 06.21.2011

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Dems will file a massive amount of signatures tomorrow to trigger a recall election against a fifth Wisconsin GOP state senator......

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The Republican Brothers Who Pushed Through Wisconsin's Anti-Union Bill

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 06.17.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker needed help twisting arms to get his polarizing bill eliminating most public employees' union r...

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Scott Walker Admits He Didn't Campaign On Rollback Of Collective Bargaining Rights

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 06.15.2011

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Under persistent questioning on the Hill [on Thursday], Governor Scott Walker finally admitted something he's refused to acknowledge throughout the Wi...

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Scott Walker Defends Hobbling Unions

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 06.14.2011

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WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker defended his school of union hobbling as a route to fiscal discipline to budget-weary Washington on Thu...

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Fervor Of Wisconsin Debate Shifts To Recall Elections

AP | JASON SMATHERS | Posted 06.11.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — Nearly a month after the Wisconsin standoff over union rights ended, some of the fervor from that debate has shifted to recall e...

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Tea Party, Labor Spend big in Wisconsin High Court Race

AP | By DINESH RAMDE | Posted 06.03.2011

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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Pro-labor organizations and one of the country's largest tea party groups are pouring money into Tuesday's Wisconsin Supreme Court e...

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Wisconsin Democrats File First Petition To Recall GOP State Senator

AP | Posted 06.01.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats say they've collected enough signatures to trigger a recall election for one of eight Republican state senat...

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Democrats Close To Triggering Recall For Wisconsin State Senator

Posted 06.01.2011

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Democrats in Wisconsin say they have collected sufficient signatures to recall state Senator Dan Kapanke, a Republican, over his vote to restrict coll...

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Wisconsin Judge To Look At How Union Law Was Passed

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 06.01.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — A week ago, Wisconsin Republicans thought they'd won the fight over the state's polarizing union rights bill. They'd weathered m...

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Return to Wisconsin: The Beginning or the End?

Andy Kroll | Posted 05.31.2011

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In the February weeks I spent in snowy Madison, I tried to make sense of the massive protests unfolding around me. What was I witnessing? The beginning of a new movement in this country, or the last stand of organized labor?

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Wisconsin Judge Declares Union Law Not In Effect

AP | TODD RICHMOND and SCOTT BAUER | Posted 05.31.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn't, halting R...

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Wisconsin Republicans Face New Hurdle In Union Battle

AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 05.30.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's Republican leaders appear to be taking the same confident and bullish approach to implementing their divisive collec...

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Wisconsin Judge Blocks Implementation Of Union Law

AP | TODD RICHMOND | Posted 05.29.2011

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MADISON, Wis. — The showdown over Wisconsin's explosive union bargaining law shifted from the Statehouse back to the courthouse on Tuesday, but ...

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