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    Workers, Wages and Walker

    Republican Governor Scott Walker is ready to sign a law that allows workers to benefit from union negotiations without paying union dues. And his opposition to organized labor — both public and private -- has lifted him into the top tier of GOP candidates for president.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 2, 2015 • 1 min read

    Republican Governor Scott Walker is ready to sign a law that allows workers to benefit from union negotiations without paying union dues. And his opposition to organized labor — both public and private -- has lifted him into the top tier of GOP candidates for president.

    Three years ago, Walker told reporters he would do "everything in his power" to prevent a so-called "Right to Work Law" from passing in his state. But last week in Washington he told a standing-room-only crowd the Conservative Political Action Conference, "Wisconsin will become the 25th state in America that allows workers the freedom to choose whether they want to work for a company and to be in a union or not."

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    The Spread of 'Right to Work' Laws
    1. 1:47Iraqi Military Attempts to Retake Tikrit from the Islamic State
    2. 8:24Workers, Wages and WalkerYou’re reading this
    3. 40:53Bibi Goes to Washington
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