More Than They Bargained for

When Wisconsin became the first state in the nation in 1959 to let public employees bargain with their employers, the legislation catalyzed changes to labour laws across the US. In March 2011, when newly elected governor Scott Walker repealed most of that labour law and subsequent ones it sent a different message. Both times, Wisconsin took the lead, first empowering public unions and then weakening them. This book recounts the battle between the Republican governor and the unions.