MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Dr. Robert Golden, chairman of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority Board, sat in front of a sea of fed-up nurses as he tried to wrap up an agenda item at a board meeting in Madison. “We have gone beyond the allotted time,” he said, prompting shouts from the crowd. “If a nurse can stand a 16-hour shift without a break, can’t you do a special meeting?” someone yelled, triggering applause across the auditorium at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. The Feb. 27 board meeting was the third in a row in which UW Health nurses asked the board to recognize their new union — thus far to no avail amid a dispute over how to interpret a 2011 Wisconsin law that severely weakened collective bargaining rights.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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