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Wisconsin Republicans copped to the fact this week that their real goal was smashing unions, not closing the state’s budget gap. For the rest of the labor movement, it’s a sign of things to come. What's the road map to win round two?

Like other public employees, teachers find their collective bargaining rights under fire in the Republican-governed states. But the attack on teacher job security, and the drive to replace public schools with charters, are universal—and bipartisan.

The revolt in Wisconsin is the most impressive response of American workers to the employer offensive since it began 31 years ago—remarkable for its numbers, for its sustained nature, for the labor-community-student coalition that spontaneously arose.

The traditional union approach to budget politics is to accept the limits of what’s possible and push for the best deal within those fiscal constraints. Some unions are looking beyond “stop the cuts,” and showing how to fund services.

As the fight for basic union rights escalated in Wisconsin, the Madison-based South Central Federation of Labor endorsed the idea of a general strike if Governor Walker’s union-busting bill passed.

Ohio Republicans are pushing through an agenda attacking union rights and cutting government services in a state mired in deep recession—but not before unions, students, and community groups bring the fight to every corner of the state.