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Wisconsin is 'ground zero' for battle over unions - USATODAY.com #weac #wiunion #notmywi

Wisconsin is 'ground zero' for battle over unions - USATODAY.com

Wisconsin is 'ground zero' for battle over unions

By Dennis Cauchon, USA TODAY

Updated 7h 46m ago |

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Wisconsin's effort to cut public workers' benefits and bargaining rights has quickly turned into a high-stakes national issue involving President Obama, congressional Republicans and other states.

  • People march around Monument Square in Racine, Wis., on Thursday during a union-organized rally to protest Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.

    By Gregory Shaver, AP

    People march around Monument Square in Racine, Wis., on Thursday during a union-organized rally to protest Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.

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By Gregory Shaver, AP

People march around Monument Square in Racine, Wis., on Thursday during a union-organized rally to protest Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill.

Wisconsin is the first in a long line of states under Republican control that will consider requiring government workers to pa

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