All posts tagged "Collective Bargaining"

MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The vast majority of local school unions up for recertification in Wisconsin have voted to recertify despite statewide collective bargaining measures for public workers that have sharply limited their power.

Wisconsin's Lieutenant Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch (R) released a video advertisement on Tuesday attacking collective bargaining rights for public employees.

Hundreds of pro-union activists rallied outside the Indiana statehouse on Tuesday to protest against Republicans' drive to pass so-called "right-to-work" legislation.

As I'm sure you all know, the Republican excuse for the attack on unions in Wisconsin is that this is about "fiscal conservatism", i.e. they are just trying to put through cuts on teacher compensation in order to save money, and this has nothing to do with an ideological assault on the rights of workers to collective bargaining. Then this: