Wisconsin Senate to vote on anti-union bill
Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald, center, R-Horicon, talks to the media Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis., about an upcoming vote if the state Legislature will strip public workers of most of their union rights. At left Rep. Robin Vos, R-Burlington and Sen. Alberta Darling, R-Menomonee Falls. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers are prepared to pass a momentous bill that would strip government workers of nearly all collective bargaining rights over the loud objections of thousands of teachers, students and prison guards who packed the Capitol for two days of protests.
The nation’s most aggressive anti-union proposal has been speeding through the Legislature since Republican Gov. Scott Walker introduced it a week ago. After clearing a major legislative hurdle Wednesday night, it was headed to votes in the Senate and Assembly.
Up to 20,000 people filled the Statehouse on Wednesday, cheering, singing and chanting in demonstrations unlike any seen in Madison for decades. Their numbers included many families and
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