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Published February 17, 2011, 08:40 AM

Anti-union proposal closes schools around Wis

School districts around Wisconsin canceled classes Thursday as state lawmakers were prepared to pass a momentous bill that would strip government workers of nearly all collective bargaining rights.

By: The Associated Press, Superior Telegram

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — School districts around Wisconsin canceled classes Thursday as state lawmakers were prepared to pass a momentous bill that would strip government workers of nearly all collective bargaining rights.

The proposal from Republican Gov. Scott Walker has drawn thousands of teachers, students and other demonstrators to the Capitol in protest. The nation's most aggressive anti-union proposal has been speeding through the Legislature since Walker introduced it a week ago.

Madison schools canceled classes for a second day as teachers prepared spend another day at the Capitol. Dozens of other school districts followed suit Thursday and closed, including La Crosse, Racine, Beaver Dam, Mosinee, Watertown and Stoughton.

The Legislature's budget committee passed Walker's bill on a partisan vote just before midnight.

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