Kyle Maichle points out today that Wisconsin’s new law kicks in starting today.

“After nearly five months of protests and everything in between, Wisconsin’s new collective bargaining reforms for government employees went into effect today at 12:01 AM CDT. As of today, all government employees must contribute 12% of their salary to their health insurance and 5.6% to their retirement. Also, the only thing that government employees can bargain on is their salaries.

During the nearly five months when SB 11 was stuck in the courts, a good chunk of local government unions including school districts got contract extensions under the old law for up to two years. Yesterday, the unions representing Milwaukee County failed to get a two year extension under the old collective bargaining law. The Chairman of the Milwaukee County Board said that he would not schedule a special session over the union contracts. This was a big defeat for the government employee unions representing Wisconsin’s largest metro area.”

And the gnashing of union teeth has only just begun!

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