Evers budget restores collective bargaining rights. Republicans vow to block this.
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Act 10 protests at the Wisconsin Capitol 2011. Photo by Richard Hurd. (CC BY 2.0)
For tens of thousands of Wisconsin workers who lost most or all of their rights on the job a decade ago, one provision in Gov.
Tony Evers’ second biennial budget stands out: Evers’ proposal to restore collective bargaining for public employees.
Better compensation is one reason, say state and local workers, who argue that their pay hasn’t kept up with the marketplace, creating staff shortages and turnover and straining workloads for many public employees, including teachers, social workers and corrections officers. But lagging wages are only part of the picture.