Wisconsin’s contentious mining bill gets union allies
By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — State Senate Republicans hoping to pass a controversial mining bill got a big boost Monday from what typically is a core Democratic constituency — labor unions.
Five labor unions representing 28,000 Wisconsin workers are urging lawmakers to pass a bill revamping the state’s mine-permitting regulations after Gogebic Taconite LLC agreed to employ unionized laborers for 95 percent of the work on the [...]
Read More →Wisconsin's contentious mining bill gets union allies
By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — State Senate Republicans hoping to pass a controversial mining bill got a big boost Monday from what typically is a core Democratic constituency — labor unions.
Five labor unions representing 28,000 Wisconsin workers are urging lawmakers to pass a bill revamping the state’s mine-permitting regulations after Gogebic Taconite LLC agreed to employ unionized laborers for 95 percent of [...]
Read More →WI Week in Review: Lawmakers wrap up ’11, prepare for ’12
By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — The BIG BILL, a.k.a. the mining bill, took center stage this week, but recall talk continued to dominate much of Wisconsin political discourse.
Read More →Week in Review: Lawmakers wrap up '11, prepare for '12
By Kirsten Adshead | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — The BIG BILL, a.k.a. the mining bill, took center stage this week, but recall talk continued to dominate much of Wisconsin political discourse.
Mum’s still the word on summer Senate recall complaints
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON — While Wisconsin’s latest round of recall campaigns has produced a string of charges and allegations two weeks into the drive, several complaints from the state’s last round of recall elections remain unresolved.
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