Wisconsin
Three Wisconsin Republicans will face recalls, and maybe more
May 24, 2011MADISON, Wis. - After a historic signature collection drive mounted by unions and their allies, three of the GOP senators who rammed through Gov. Scott Walker's bill to kill collective bargaining rights for state workers will...
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Unions not behind Wisconsin boycott
May 20, 2011"If we had a boycott, trust me, we would be shouting it from the rooftops," noted Sheila Cochran, chief operating officer of the Milwaukee Labor Council.
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Wisconsin voter ID bill slammed as vote suppression
May 17, 2011State AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt called it "an attempt to block the recall of unpopular GOP senators and to suppress turnout among constituencies who may tend to vote Democratic."
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Wisconsin Republicans fast-track right-wing bills as elections loom
May 11, 2011Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker and Republican attempts to shred union and democratic rights in Wisconsin have filed enough signatures to hold recall elections for six Republican state senators.
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GOP drive to recall Wisconsin Democrats fizzles
April 29, 2011Republicans have been able to file petitions to recall only three of eight Democratic state senators they are trying to unseat. And their petitions may end up being thrown out.
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