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Where the Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana union battles stand
- 03-04-2011
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By Elspeth Reeve/The Atlantic
The Midwestern fight over the power of unions continues: In Ohio, the senate passed a bill that would limit the bargaining power of public sector employees. Wisconsin Republicans want to fine lawmakers who've fled to prevent passage of a similar bill $100 a day, while Democrats are countering with a recall push against seven GOP senators. And in Indiana, House leaders met but came up with no agreement to bring back Democratic members who fled to Illinois to prevent a right-to-work bill from passing. Four national polls show strong support for public sector unions, The Washington Post's Greg Sargent writes, with Americans saying the rollback of collective bargaining rights is unacceptable by a 2 to 1 margin, according to an NBC/ Wall Street Journal poll. (more...)
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