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Campus Connection: Bill would strip UW Hospital workers of rights

Even though it won?t save taxpayers any cash, several thousand workers at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics could lose their right to collectively bargain under Gov. Scott Walker?s budget repair bill.

On Friday, UWHC President and CEO Donna Katen-Bahensky sent a letter to Walker expressing concern about this issue, as 5,000 of the hospital?s 7,500 workers bargain collectively.