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Van Hollen to ask for stay in union ruling
The next salvo in the fight over a judge's ruling reinstating collective bargaining rights for schools and local governments is expected to come from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.
3 lawsuits pending in Wisconsin union fight
A state court ruling that threw out major parts of the new Wisconsin law restricting collective bargaining came in one of three lawsuits challenging the 2011 law.
Van Hollen to ask for stay in union ruling Tuesday
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he will ask a judge Tuesday to put his decision reinstating collective bargaining rights for school and local government workers.
Van Hollen calls union ruling ‘woefully deficient’
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says the ruling reinstating collective bargaining rights for school and local government workers is "woefully legally deficient" and he predicts it will be overturned.
Legal expert says union ruling unlikely to stand
A labor law expert says he thinks a judge's ruling overturning Wisconsin's law repealing most collective bargaining for local government and school district employees will be overturned on ap
Judge strikes down law limiting union rights (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.
NFL seeks to dismiss concussion multi-district litigation
Hitting back in the multi-district litigation brought by current and former professional football players alleging injuries from head trauma, the National Football League has filed a motion to dismiss the suits as “labor disputes” preempted by federal law.
Court won’t rehear union case without Justice Gableman
The state Supreme Court won't reconsider a lawsuit challenging Gov. Scott Walker's collective bargaining law without Justice Michael Gableman.
Contractors group sues steamfitters
A contractors association is suing a local steamfitters union, asking a federal judge to rule that a contract exists between them.
Walker reinstated DOJ bonuses despite shortfall
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker quietly reinstated a program to give merit raises and bonuses to some state workers even as he preached cost-cutting and pushed through a law reducing most public workers' pay and eliminating their union rights.
Wis. federal court strikes down parts of union law
A federal court has struck down portions of Wisconsin's law curbing collective bargaining rights, saying dues can be automatically withdrawn and annual certification votes can't be required.
Groups file signatures to recall Walker (UPDATE)
Opponents of Wisconsin's Republican Gov. Scott Walker submitted nearly twice as many signatures Tuesday as required to force a recall election, but still face the challenge of transforming public outrage over his moves against unions into actual votes to oust him from office.
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