The acting president of the United Auto Workers said Wednesday that a corruption scandal plaguing the union will get worse before it gets better, but he's confident he can mend things and turn over a clean house to the next leader.

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A lawsuit in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court could determine if construction workers and their counterparts in other industries are owed pay for time they have to spend putting on uniforms and safety gear at job sites.

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Construction groups at the forefront of combating Wisconsin's labor shortage are seeing little sign of it letting up.

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A judge in Minneapolis has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the Minneapolis School District’s use of certain collective-bargaining pacts, known as “project labor agreements,” on school projects.

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Anticipating that the U.S. Supreme Court might end mandatory union fees for public employees, some labor-friendly states enacted laws last year to protect membership rolls while unions redoubled their recruitment efforts. Those steps appear to have paid off, at least initially.

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A Madison committee on Monday recommended a firm that agreed to hire a unionized general contractor to complete a high-rise blocks from the state Capitol after outcry over the prospect that the work could be completed by a non-union company.

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Carpenters, laborers and cement masons unions have each reached a longer deal in a cycle of contract negotiations that wrapped up recently, a sign that contractors are confident about the years ahead.

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A recent National Labor Relations Board opinion could poke another hole in unions' use of "Scabby the Rat" and other inflatable displays commonly put up at picket sites.

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Two Wisconsin operators unions have filed suit over Wisconsin's well-known Act 10 law, arguing aspects of the legislation curtailing unions' bargaining powers deprive them of free-speech rights.

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The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139 unfurled banners and an inflatable “fat cat” figure Tuesday in a dispute with the Franksville office of equipment rental firm Sunbelt Rentals, which union officials say has refused to negotiate with workers who want to unionize.

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