"While Republicans attacked a ruling that overturned parts of the state law limiting collective bargaining, pro-labor Dane County government leaders scrambled to use the court action to extend the lives of its employee unions."

"County administrators were negotiating with workers Wednesday night on contracts that could keep its unions alive through 2015."

"We have a window here, and we're going to take advantage of it," said County Board Chairman Scott McDonell.... As long as the ruling is in force, McDonell said, local governments can negotiate new binding contracts with employee unions. Before Act 10 took effect, the county and the unions signed a three-year pact that ends in 2013 and a one-year deal for 2014.

So they're locking us in for 2015 and beyond?

The meeting is at 7 p.m. tonight in room 201 of the City-County Building here in Madison.