Walker Signs Bill Curbing Unions, Rescinds Warning of Firings
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed into law a measure curbing most collective-bargaining rights for public employees.
Walker, 43, a first-term Republican, acted today less than 24 hours after the state Assembly gave final approval, capping three weeks of protests at the Capitol. He also rescinded a warning to unions that he would fire 1,500 state workers, according to a news release. The governor said the bill’s passage ended the need to cut the workforce.