Gov. Scott Walker's plan to strip most public employees of their collective bargaining rights has stirred up controversy in the Badger State.
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging Wis. union law A judge has dismissed one of three lawsuits filed challenging Wisconsin's divisive law restricting collective bargaining rights for public workers.April 14, 2011
Wis. gov reverses appointment criticized by Dems Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker
has reversed the promotion of a 27-year-old son of a lobbyist whose
appointment to an $81,500 administration job sparked cronyism
claims by Democrats.April 5, 2011
Wisconsin labor battle: Today's vote Ordinarily, few people would pay attention to a Supreme Court election in one state. But today's election in Wisconsin could be pivotal in the fight between Gov. Scott Walker and organized labor.Midmorning, April 5, 2011
Wis. union law likely on hold for 2 months A Wisconsin judge says she's keeping in
place her restraining order preventing a law stripping most public
workers of most of their collective bargaining rights from going
into effect while she considers the legal challenge to the law.April 1, 2011
Wis. judge to look at how anti-union law was passed Having declared that Wisconsin's divisive
union law isn't really a law yet, a judge was set to return to one
of the underlying questions dogging the measure - whether
Republicans violated the state's open meetings law during the
frenzied run-up to passage.April 1, 2011
Wis. judge makes her order to halt anti-union law 'crystal clear' A Wisconsin judge for the second time
directed the state to put on hold an explosive law that strips most
public workers of nearly all their union bargaining rights,
ordering officials on Tuesday to follow her original instructions
to stand down.March 29, 2011
Wisconsin anti-union law published despite court order Wisconsin Republicans insist that the
anti-union law that sparked weeks of protests at the state Capitol
and that is being challenged in court takes effect Saturday because
a state office decided to post it online.March 25, 2011
Labor in full roar again, but it's not the same In the bitter aftermath of a showdown with Wisconsin's governor,
and as other states move to weaken public employee bargaining
rights, unions and their allies dare to hope they can turn rage
into revival.March 20, 2011
Wis. governor releases e-mails from bill detractors, supporters Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker released to The
Associated Press on Friday tens of thousands of e-mails he received
in the days after introducing his plan to strip public workers of
nearly all their collective bargaining rights.March 18, 2011
Wis. DA files lawsuit challenging anti-union law A Wisconsin prosecutor has filed a lawsuit
accusing Republicans of violating the open meetings law when they
made changes to Gov. Scott Walker's plan to restrict public sector
collective bargaining.March 16, 2011
Wisconsin unions rush to get deals in place School boards and local governments across Wisconsin are rushing to reach agreements with unions before a new law takes effect that will remove their ability to collectively bargain over nearly all issues other than minimal salary increases.March 14, 2011
Wis. labor protesters say next fight at the polls Clogging the Wisconsin Capitol grounds and
screaming angry chants, tens of thousands of undaunted pro-labor
protesters descended on Madison again Saturday and vowed to focus
on future elections now that contentious cuts to public worker
union rights have become law.March 12, 2011
Despite campaign promises, Obama shies away from union protests Union leaders urged Vice President Joe Biden
during a White House meeting last month to go to Wisconsin and
rally the faithful in their fight against Gov. Scott Walker's move
to curtail collective bargaining rights for most public employees.March 12, 2011