When the Governor of Wisconsin proposed a budget to limit the power of public employee unions right to collectively bargain, it made headlines across the country. Since the first whispers of this bill reached the ears of union member’s protests began and continued for weeks. Trying to find a resolution between supporters for the bill and union members has become a considerable task. The outcome could affect not only Wisconsin, but the future of union’s across the country. The power of unions’ political background is in peril, jobs are on the line and the design of unions hangs in the balance.

On the next edition of Central Issues we discuss the options facing public employee unions, whether a middle ground can be found, and if actions like those in Wisconsin could happen here in New York.