The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that unions must give nonmembers an immediate chance to object to unexpected fee increases or special assessments that all workers are required to pay in closed-shop situations.

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The National Labor Relations Board has filed an appeal that could sort out if private businesses can be forced to post notices informing workers about their rights to join or form a union.

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A federal judge has ruled that Wisconsin public union members must proactively tell the state to subtract dues from their paychecks.

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The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appear poised to issue a split decision in a case considering what notice non-union state workers must receive before being assessed a special fee that will fund political efforts. But a preliminary issue may keep the Court from even reaching the merits of the case.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two unions are asking a Dane County judge to declare that Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to end collective-bargaining law for most public workers are unconstitutional. The request was filed Tuesday by Madison Teachers Inc. and Public ...

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Teacher unions and the League of Women Voters have filed two quixotic lawsuits against laws developed this year by the Republican-controlled state government.

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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin will no longer be obligated to bargain with its largest public employee unions after the weakened labor groups decided Thursday against seeking recertification votes in the state at the forefront ...

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Madison teachers filed suit against Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday claiming the state’s collective bargaining restrictions infringe on free speech rights.

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By Scott Bauer Associated Press Madison — A stand by Wisconsin Republicans against a massive effort to oust them from power could reverberate across the country as the battle over union rights and the conservative revolution heads toward the 2012 ...

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Are you interested in recent or historical union statistics? An excellent source for gathering this type of data is the Union Membership and Coverage Database.

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — After months of heated debate, ear-splitting protests and legal maneuvering, Gov. Scott Walker’s divisive collective bargaining law is finally set to take effect. Secretary of State Doug LaFollette published the law ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chief executive officer at the Green Bay company where Gov. Scott Walker originally planned to sign the budget on Sunday spent three months behind bars for six felony counts of income tax evasion in the ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker plans to sign his budget bill into law this weekend in Green Bay. His office said Thursday the signing will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Badger Sheet Metal Works. The event ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An altercation involving a pro-union demonstrator resulted in an arrest and citations at the state Capitol. State officials say two men draped a “Don’t Tread on Me” flag over the heads of some pro-union demonstrators participating ...

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SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker’s first budget, which Democrats attacked with fierce rhetoric but didn’t have the votes to stop, moved close to passage Thursday as the Senate prepared to approve the same ...

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SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state employees will start paying more for their health care and pension benefits in late August, state officials said Wednesday as a coalition of unions filed a new lawsuit against ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette says he will publish the law taking away most collective bargaining rights from public workers on June 28. That means the law will take effect June 29. La Follette’s ...

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SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The debate over Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s budget plan, which Democrats decry as an attack on the middle class, was delayed Tuesday night while both parties waited for a host of ...

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has vacated the order of Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi, enjoining publication of the collective bargaining bill. In an unauthored opinion, the court affirmed that Goodland v. Zimmerman, 243 Wis. 459, 10 N.W.2d 180 (1943), remains ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald says Republicans will vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal limiting collective bargaining rights this week if the state Supreme Court hasn’t ruled in the case. Fitzgerald said Monday that the ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Debate of Gov. Scott Walker’s two-year budget begins on Tuesday in the state Capitol under increased security. Police are preparing for large crowds, similar to what was seen in February and March when the Legislature took ...

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TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorneys for Republican lawmakers asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a judge’s order blocking the state’s polarizing union rights law, while Democrats urged the justices to uphold the ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Five people have been arrested at the state Capitol as the Supreme Court hears arguments over whether a bill taking away collective bargaining rights legally passed the Legislature. Capitol Police Chief Charles Tubbs said four people ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison judge has recused himself from handling a lawsuit challenging Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious collective bargaining law. Judge Peter Anderson was presiding over a lawsuit two public union chapters filed in March alleging the ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A retired judge serving on the state elections board will mediate the dispute over Wisconsin Capitol access. Dane County Circuit Court Judge John Albert has appointed retired Court of Appeals Judge Gordon Myse as mediator. Myse ...

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State attorneys asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to immediately vacate a Madison judge’s decision striking down Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s contentious collective bargaining law. Judge Maryann Sumi invalidated the ...

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TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most public workers was struck down Thursday by a circuit court judge but the ruling will not be ...

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SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker no longer expects to see the savings from forcing state workers to pay more for their health insurance and pension benefits before the start of the next budget ...

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By Jason Smathers Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state ethics board said Wednesday it dismissed all ethics complaints against lawmakers that arose from the dispute over Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s divisive anti-union bill, including a complaint against ...

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JASON SMATHERS Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in Wisconsin reviewed 90 complaints of threats or harassment amid a contentious debate on a collective bargaining bill, most of them directed at Gov. Scott Walker and lawmakers ...

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