Wisconsin unions are waiting the Governor's State of the State speech on Tuesday, in which he is expected to attack them. The governor has already called for the unions to give steep concessions, and has publicly talked about making Wisconsin a right-to-work state. To do so, the legislature would have to repeal laws from the 1970's that outline labor rights. The unions say that they will not take any attacks lying down, and if the labor laws are repealed, with them goes strike restrictions and grievance procedures. Legislators say that they will only attempt repeal of the laws if the governor is behind them. Union leaders say they hope the governor focuses on collaboration, rather than antagonistic tactics.
See "Wisconsin unions gird for cuts from Gov. Walker", Scott Bauer, Bloomberg News, January 30, 2011