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Absent senate Democrats in Wisconsin are talking with the majority Republicans about possible compromises aimed at ending a stalemate over a bill to strip public sector unions of bargaining rights.

On Monday, we suggested that the NFL and the players’ union shouldn’t bother to show up for mediation on Tuesday if they’re not serious about getting a deal done. Apparently, they’re taking us up on that.

Up to 100,000 rally in Madison while hundreds show up in dozens of other cities to combat the Republican-backed measure that would limit collective bargaining rights for most public workers in Wisconsin.Nearly two weeks into a political standoff, tens of thousands rallied in Madison and in dozens of cities around the nation to oppose a bill that would severely limit collective bargaining rights for most Wisconsin public employees.

While a bill limiting collective bargaining rights was passed in the Wisconsin Assembly, the measure stalled because Senate Democrats remained out of the state.

The fight over public union benefits and collective bargaining is spreading across the United States. Here is a state-by-state breakdown ...