More than they bargained for
Subtitle: Scott Walker, unions, and the fight for Wisconsin
By: Jason Stein and Patrick Marley
Contributors: Marley, Patrick (Journalist)
Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Madison
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780299293840
Subjects: Politics and government; Protest movements; Collective bargaining; Government employees; Labor movement; History
Description: "When Wisconsin became the first state in the nation in 1959 to let public employees bargain with their employers, the legislation catalyzed changes to labor laws across the country. In March 2011, when newly elected governor Scott Walker repealed most of that labor law and subsequent ones and then became the first governor in the nation to survive a recall election fifteen months later it sent a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."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.