HUFF NEWS: Democrats and union officials encouraged by voters’ rejection Tuesday of an anti-union law in Ohio hope to channel that momentum and money into the next big fight – the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
The drive to recall Walker, a Republican, just a year into his term stems from legislation he backed that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers in Wisconsin. Walker opponents plan to begin next week collecting the more than 540,000 signatures needed to trigger a recall election.
Unlike Ohio, Wisconsin law does not provide for a referendum vote on rejecting the collective bargaining law. Opponents initially targeted state senators who supported the measure and now will turn to Walker… (more)
