Wisconsin: Fact or Fiction?

Miscellaneous Current Events
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a) All state employees have to pay union dues regardless of whether or not they are in the union. True or false?

b) Collective bargaining grants the union a monopoly status, meaning if workers have a dispute with management, they can’t freely join together and approach management, but instead must be represented by the union. True or false?

c) The $137 million deficit this year will become $3.6 billion in the next few years. True or false? If true, what explains the vast increase?

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a) From what I understand, this is true.

b) From what I understand, this is also true.

c) My understanding is that the $3.6 billion deficit is for the current fiscal year. But I could be wrong.