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March 10, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Signs Anti-Union "Right-to-Work" Bill 
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker meanwhile has signed a so-called
right-to-work bill, striking a blow to organized labor four years after
he gutted collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. Labor
groups had staged mass protests against the bill, which makes Wisconsin
the 25th "right-to-work" state. The bill Walker signed was taken
practically verbatim from model legislation proposed by the right-wing
American Legislative Exchange Council. It bars the mandatory collection
of union dues, but critics say it is a wholesale attack on collective
bargaining power.

 

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