Wisconsin’s Warning to Union-Busters - NYTimes.com

Wisconsin’s Warning to Union-Busters - NYTimes.com

Wisconsin’s Warning to Union-Busters
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In recall elections, Republicans in Wisconsin paid a price for their anti-union law, even if Democrats had hoped for more.

"Recall elections are extremely difficult to win; only two had succeeded in the state in the last 80 years. The districts lean Republican, and getting people to turn out in an unusual off-year election is always a struggle. Had Democrats won one more district, they would control the Senate, but they were also trying to send a warning to Republican lawmakers around the country who are trying to break public employee unions. In that, they succeeded."