A ruling reversing key provisions of the state?s controversial collective bargaining law may leave most negotiating clout in management hands, despite worries by some that the court action could trigger big retroactive payouts to government union workers. On Monday, lawyers for major public employee unions, school boards, local governments and others were still analyzing last week?s ruling by Dane County Circuit Judge Juan Colas.
….Andrew Reschovsky, a professor of public affairs and applied economics at UW-Madison, said school boards and districts are facing such difficult financial times that teachers may not see much of a financial difference if collective bargaining is restored.