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Anti-Public Employee Bill Passes Senate in Wisconsin; Only the Beginning of the Fight | FDL News Desk #WeAreWI #WIUnion

Anti-Public Employee Bill Passes Senate in Wisconsin; Only the Beginning of the Fight | FDL News Desk

Anti-Public Employee Bill Passes Senate in Wisconsin; Only the Beginning of the Fight

Wisconsin's Capitol dome in Madison (photo: WxMom)

If you’ve been following along in my last post, you know the news: the Wisconsin State Senate rushed through and passed a bill that strips collective bargaining rights from most public employees. The vote in the State Senate, entirely composed of Republicans, was 18-1; only moderate Dale Schultz voted no. The budget repair