MADISON, Wis., (Reuters) – The Wisconsin state Assembly early yesterday passed a Republican plan to curb public sector union power, setting up a showdown with Senate Democrats who have fled the state to prevent a vote in that chamber.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators from inside and outside the state have converged on Madison in the last two weeks to fight the proposal, which they fear could encourage similar measures in other states and cripple the U.S. labor movement.
After debating the proposal into a third consecutive night, the Republican-dominated Assembly abruptly ended all debate before dawn yesterday morning and approved the
