Since Wisconsin’s new collective bargaining took effect this summer, many public employee unions in the state have decided not to hold recertification votes. Public unions have lost most of their collective bargainin powers and other tools. But their leaders are vowing to carry on and serve their members.Terry Bell speaks with Marty Biel, head of the state workers’ chapter of the union AFSCME.
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