From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Organized a labor is on the run.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A day to look at the issues Americans care about most.

Wisconsin was the first state to legalize collective bargaining for public employees. Republican Governor Scott Walker has put an end to that. He survived three years of massive political backlash, and last week the state Supreme Court approved laws that make public unions all but irrelevant. That's important nationwide, because dwindling membership in the private sector has made public unions dominant in the labor movement.

Now, Republicans and other states are taking aim at public workers with big money from corporate interests.

It's a new era at hand.

Today's talking point, the Super PAC, to end Super PACs.

First, here's the news.

Listen to KCRW's 24-hour All-News channel.

Stream BBC World Service, NPR and KCRW programs.

Continuous coverage and accessible via our smartphone app or online at

kCRW.com. Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio

International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren Al-Nayback with To the Point. With a decline of membership in the private sector, public employee unions have come to dominate organized labor. Now, Wisconsin's Republican Governor Scott Walker has successfully taken them on. We'll hear how he survived political backlash, what's happening in other states, and what the future holds for the union movement.

Today's talking point, a super PAC that's designed to help end the influence of money in politics,

will contribute to both Democrats and Republicans in close races. Is it more likely to end the

financial arms race or escalated? First, this news update, Israel declared what it called a unilateral and

partial ceasefire today. There's dispute as to when an Israeli airstrike then killed an eight-year-old

girl in a refugee camp in Gaza City. Stephen Erlanger is London Bureau Chief for the New York Times.

He's reporting from Jerusalem. Steve Erlanger, good to have you back on our program.

Hi. Are you?

What is a partial ceasefire? You can understand a unilateral ceasefire, but what does a partial ceasefire mean?

...