Mar 20, 2011 1 min read

Associated Press

In this Feb. 26 file photo, Los Angeles County employee Mike Barbarino joins teachers and other public-sector workers as they rally in solidarity with Wisconsin workers outside City Hall in Los Angeles, Calif. As other states move to weaken public employee bargaining rights in the aftermath of the Wisconsin showdown, unions and their allies dare to hope they can turn rage into revival. This could be a make-or-break moment for a movement that brought the nation the 40-hour week, overtime pay, upward mobility and now a struggle to stay relevant in the modern age.