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Panel approves first pay plan under collective bargaining law

Published: November 17, 2011
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SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A Republican-controlled legislative committee on Thursday approved the first Wisconsin state employee pay plan created under a new law that takes away nearly all collective bargaining rights for public workers, despite objections from those who will be covered by it. The plan, put forward by Gov. [...]

State union leader asks Walker for meeting (UPDATE)

Published: August 31, 2011
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin State Employees Union wants state lawmakers to pressure Gov. Scott Walker’s administration to begin negotiating with it over salary increases for 22,000 state workers. The union sent letters Tuesday to state lawmakers from both parties to follow up on its request made to Walker’s [...]

Judge voids collective bargaining law (UPDATE)

Published: May 26, 2011
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TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The fight over stripping collective bargaining rights from Wisconsin’s public workers will move into the state Supreme Court, and possibly back into the Legislature, after a judge ruled Thursday to strike down the law that passed despite massive protests that paralyzed the Capitol. [...]

Wis. union head says fight is about rights

Published: February 18, 2011
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the state’s largest public employee union says the workers are willing to make financial concessions to Gov. Scott Walker but will not give up their collective bargaining rights. Thousands of people have descended on the state Capitol this week to protest a Walker bill that would require public [...]

Unions fighting back against Walker proposal (UPDATE)

Published: February 14, 2011
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin unions were mobilizing Monday to fight Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to remove nearly all collective bargaining rights for public employees. They don’t have much time. The Legislature is moving quickly to pass the proposal, perhaps as soon as Thursday, which Walker said is needed immediately [...]

Wis. unions gird for cuts from Walker

Published: January 30, 2011
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Forcing concessions from state employees is a popular talking point for Gov. Scott Walker and one that likely will find a central place in his first State of the State speech on Tuesday. Publicly at least, union officials say they want to keep talking with Walker. [...]