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Wisconsin. it is really on them at this point. >> i want to go over some of the highlights of the e-mails that indicate the shape of a possible deal here. it says the e-mails indicate that the bill would no longer seek to limit public metro union bargaining over wages simply to the rate of inflation. the bill would allow union bargaining over certain economic issues. the bill would allow union bargaining over workplace safety issues. union contracts for public employees would be limited to one or two-year period. the unions would have to vote every three years to remain active, not every year ...

Budget. we're broke. we are broke in this state. we're broke. you really can't negotiate when you don't have money to negotiate. >> walker talks a good game on camera but he is trying to cut a deal behind closed doors. a new development. this afternoon e-mails between governor walker's aides and the wisconsin 14 were released to the milwaukee journal sentinel. the governor's office e-mailed a series of concessions to democratic senator bob jauch on sunday night. they include a concession to allow union bargaining over certain economic issues including mandatory overtime, performance bonuses, h...

Standoff with democrats over his plans to slash union bargaining in rights in his state. the governor is refusing to negotiate with democrats who as we know have been awol from the state senate. he calls their latest proposal ridiculous. the assembly has approved walker's plan, but all 14 senate democrats fled the state to prevent a vote on the measure. what he's calling ridiculous is this offer by some of them to meet at the border. they're not coming to wisconsin. and see if they can hammer out anything. >> we'll be talking to one of those state senators a little later. also the shooting s...

[ male announcer ] so don't blame it on aging. talk to your doctor and go to isitlowt.com to find out more. late today, the madison, wisconsin school district asked the court for a temporary restraining order to bar teachers from taking part in further work stoppages, characterizing their absences as an illegal strike. the judge denied that request. teachers called in sick for the third day in a row in order to join the growing protests in opposition to republican governor scott walker's proposal to limit union bargaining. it was the first coordinated absence by madison school employees in 1...

President roosevelt signed executive order to allow union bargaining for federal employees and we have seen a great increase in number of states that have the bargaining procedures where the union officials elect politicians that sit on the other side of the table during the negotiations. because of the financial crisis we're, in we are seeing it. >> that is the point, charles. as i understand the law in most states, the government unions can't go on strike. although they have here, as you know. you remember, the trains were shut down. the unions get their friends on the other side of the barg...