Amid chaos, a state Senate committee shut down early and voted to send a controversial right-to-work bill to the full Senate, setting up another contentious debate for Wednesday.
Senate committee passes right-to-work bill amid chaos
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Steamfitters Local 601 members Mike Puleo, left, and Gary Pease join labor workers for a rally in the rotunda of the state Capitol Tuesday as the Senate held a hearing regarding a proposed right-to-work bill.
An overflow crowd fills the room at the state Capitol during a Senate Labor Committee hearing on right-to-work legislation.
Democratic Reps. Cory Mason, D-Racine, left, Andy Jorgensen, D-Milton, center, and Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, acknowledge rally attendees during a demonstration against a proposed right-to-work bill.
About 2,000 protesters rallied outside the Capitol on Tuesday against the right-to-work bill being discussed inside. The protest later moved inside to the rotunda.
Dave Mandehr, left, and Andy Olsen join demonstrators in the Capitol rotunda on Tuesday.
Senate Labor Committee member Robert Wirch, D-Kenosha, questions Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, during Tuesday's hearing.
Gov. Scott Walker says he will sign the bill into law on Monday. Unions talk about ways to prevent erosion of dues.
Gov. Scott Walker has said he will sign the bill into law on Monday, making Wisconsin the 25th state to adopt such a law.
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The rotunda of the state Capitol was the scene of a rally Tuesday as state legislators held hearings on a proposed right-to-work bill.
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The Senate and Assembly have called themselves into session to consider right-to-work bills.
