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Wisconsin State Senate at Standstill

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12510849

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Thousands of union members and supporters have amassed in Wisconsin for a fourth day to keep up the pressure on a Republican-backed bill that would curb union rights.

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Democrats in the state Senate have fled the city of Madison to deny the body a quorum for a vote on the bill.

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The Republican senate leadership despatched state troopers to the home of Democratic senate minority leader Mark Miller in an effort to bring him to the capitol for a vote.
But in a series of interviews from the neighbouring state of Illinois and on the telephone, the Democratic senators threatened to remain in hiding for weeks, a move that would paralyse the state government.

Wow! Sometime politics is exciting.

Re: Wisconsin State Senate at Standstill

More than curb union rights - they want to take away the right to collective bargaining.

Re: Wisconsin State Senate at Standstill

A mate of mine is amongst the protesters... and she's not even in a union.

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An update.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12791155

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A US judge in Wisconsin has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the state's new collective bargaining law from taking effect.
Public-sector unions' bargaining rights would be affected by the law, if it is published later this month.
Judge Maryann Sumi issued the order, which is being seen as a setback to Republican Governor Scott Walker.