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Journal
Journal of Collective Negotiations
ISSN
2167-7816 (print) 2167-7824 (electronic)
Volume
15
Issue
1
Date
3/1/1986

Article Facts

Title
A PROGRESSIVE EXPERIMENT: THE EVOLUTION OF WISCONSIN'S COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LEGISLATION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
DOI
10.2190/5KDK-N711-AALX-F7LC
Author
GREGORY M. SALTZMAN
Online Date
05/09/2002

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A PROGRESSIVE EXPERIMENT: THE EVOLUTION OF WISCONSIN'S COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LEGISLATION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

GREGORY M. SALTZMAN

DOI: 10.2190/5KDK-N711-AALX-F7LC

Abstract

The greatest changes in labor relations law in the past twenty-five years have occurred in the public sector, but the reasons why public sector labor laws changed are still poorly understood. This article presents a detailed case study of Wisconsin, which enacted a series of local government bargaining laws that paved the way for more pro-union laws in other states. Wisconsin's early and relatively pro-union laws are attributed to long-standing strength of both public and private sector unions, the resurgence of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, and the response of union leaders and legislators to a bitter teachers' strike.

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