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Wis. Supreme Court upholds controversial union law
- 06-15-2011
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Education Week
Wisconsin's polarizing union rights law is set to take effect after the state Supreme Court determined that a judge overstepped her authority when she voided the governor's plan to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights. The ruling Tuesday evening was a major victory for Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who said the law was needed to help address the state's $3.6 billion budget shortfall. His proposal—which drew tens of thousands of demonstrators to the state Capitol for weeks earlier this year—thrust Wisconsin to the forefront of a national debate over labor rights. (more...)
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