A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's contentious law stripping most public workers of nearly all of their collective-bargaining rights in a decision hailed by Republicans, though it does not undo a state court ruling keeping much of the law from taking effect.
Following a bitter battle over worker rights that attracted national attention earlier this year, Wisconsin no longer will be obligated to bargain with its largest public-employee unions after the weakened labor groups decided Thursday against seeking recertification votes in the state.
