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Wis. Judge Halts Governor's Union Law, at Least for Now

MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn't, halting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's plans - at least temporarily - to cut most public workers' pay and strip them of most of their union rights. Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi...

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Proposes Union Compromise in E-Mails

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has offered to keep certain collective bargaining rights in place for state workers in a proposed compromise aimed at ending a nearly three-week standoff with absent Senate Democrats, according to e-mails released Tuesday by his office. The e-mails, some dated as recently as...

Wisconsin: Both Sides Dig In [VIDEO]

Wisconsin Do-Over? Scott Walker Would Lose if Election Held Today, Poll Finds

Apparently, an extended standoff with state workers at the state capitol in Wisconsin has not worked wonders for Gov. Scott Walker's popularity. According to a survey from Public Policy Polling, Wisconsin voters say in a hypothetical rematch they would now vote for defeated Democratic nominee Tom Barrett over Walker by a...

Opinion: Why Wisconsin Matters

If you want to know what is the most important issue affecting American workers today, look no further than Wisconsin. What is happening there is ground zero in the ongoing decimation of organized labor, not only as a political movement but also as a voice for working-class Americans. If public-sector unions lose in their...