Protestors to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers demonstrate Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. (Andy Manis/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Wisconsin stalemate: labor's future
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As Wisconsin politicians navigate their next moves, the outcome of the budget-labor battle may impact the labor movement for the next generation. Will unions, and public opinion of them, become weaker or stronger?
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Charles Franklin: Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Richard Hurd: Professor of Labor Studies at Cornell University joins us from Ithaca, NY
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Steve Greenhouse: NY Times reporter and author of The Big Squeeze, Tough Times for the American Worker.
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