The prominent labor leader Phil Neuenfeldt, who recently retired as president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, died on Sunday in his home, the union announced the following day.

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Embattled Wisconsin labor unions think they would see an end to union-busting policies if Wisconsin were governed by the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers, who is challenging Gov. Scott Walker this fall — and are spending big to help him get there.

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The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO is expressing solidarity with labor organizations in Kentucky as they prepare to fight proposals to adopt a right-to-work law, eliminate prevailing wages and take other steps that are generally believed harmful to unions.

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State attorneys formally asked a Madison judge on Monday to stay his ruling declaring Wisconsin's right-to-work law unconstitutional while they appeal the decision.

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Gov. Scott Walker backed a surprise move Friday by Republican legislators to quickly vote on making Wisconsin a right-to-work state, an action the likely 2016 presidential candidate initially said should be delayed to avoid re-igniting massive pro-union protests.

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Gov. Scott Walker continues to avoid talking about making Wisconsin a right-to-work state.

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In saying the Wisconsin Legislature must take up right-to-work legislation next year, the state Senate's majority leader Thursday brought up the possibility of exemptions meant to preserve construction unions’ role in training workers.

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Democratic candidate for governor Mary Burke won the endorsement of three major unions on Wednesday, even though she hasn't promised to repeal a law championed by her opponent Gov. Scott Walker that essentially ended collective bargaining for most public workers.

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Bills before state lawmakers would let unemployment benefits go to union workers who lose their jobs because of a strike in which they are not taking part.

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The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill Wednesday that would ensure that employees whose hours are reduced to avoid layoffs can receive unemployment benefits.

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