questions (Wisconsin)

[cellio]

I have two questions I'm hoping my readers can help me with.

First, what does the Wisconsin collective-bargaining bill say about timing? Does the legislation modify existing contracts in violation of the terms of those contracts, or is it saying that no further contracts will be allowed that stray outside of these new boundaries? The difference matters.

Second, what Google search would have allowed me to answer that on my own? Everything I tried led to lots of news stories and opinions, but even "full text of Wisconsin union bill" didn't get me that. (I'd rather not read the full text if I could find this answer more expediently and credibly, but I'd read it myself if I had to, if I could find it.)

Yes yes, I know that any good that this bill might have done has long since been superseded by the antics of the last three weeks. But I'd still like to know, and I haven't been able to find it on my own.

Comments

[sethg]

See also this bill in Michigan, which would allow the governor to unilaterally and without due process declare that a city or school district is in a state of “financial emergency” and then appoint a manager who could do everything from firing local elected officials to abrogating contracts to dissolving the town or district entirely.