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Prison guard union fails certification elections

By: Associated Press//November 21, 2013//

Prison guard union fails certification elections

By: Associated Press//November 21, 2013//

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A union representing prison guards has failed to muster enough member votes to remain certified.

Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining restrictions require public employee unions to hold annual votes to see if members want the organizations to continue to represent them. A Madison judge has invalidated the requirements as they apply to local public unions but state employee unions still held elections.

The prison guard contest began on Nov. 1 and ended at noon on Thursday. The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission released data Thursday afternoon showing a union representing about 7,000 correctional officers fell short of the 51 percent majority needed to remain certified.

The unions have eight days to challenge the results.

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