Grim-Faced Union Leaders Ready for the Fight Over Right to Work
Wisconsin state legislators will meet in an "extraordinary session" today in order to take up so-called "right to work" legislation.
Wisconsin state legislators will meet in an "extraordinary session" today in order to take up so-called "right to work" legislation.
By Steve Arnold, an alderman from Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republicans have called a special session to take up a "right to work" measure attacking private sector unions--and the text of the bill is taken word-for-word from American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) model legislation.
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