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State worker strikes: rare but momentous (Stateline.com)

Labor tensions are running so high right now in Wisconsin that the idea is not far from anyone?s mind.

The state has seen calls for a general strike, although they have died down in recent days. Labor is focusing its efforts on recalling state senators who voted for a new law to significantly weaken the power of public employee unions. Still, the situation remains volatile. More than 100,000 people attended a Capitol protest Saturday, including farmers who ringed the square with dozens of tractors.