State Workers
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Migrant workers’ rights are at the heart of this strike at a Wisconsin cheesemaking plant
The Dairy Farmers of America recently acquired W&W Dairy in Monroe and is set to implement immigration changes. Here’s what you need to know.
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Gov. Evers vetoes gig worker bill to pave the way for a better deal
Delivery drivers faced a potential loss of protections from a bill DoorDash spent more than $1 million lobbying to pass.
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This school built high-end training sites on campus to prepare students for local skilled jobs
A Sears autobody shop, 16 welding stations and a factory-sized construction on-campus classroom give students real-world work training experience to prepare them for jobs in career and technical education.
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WI Farm Bureau: Immigration reform could address labor shortage
Wisconsin’s largest farm organization wants what it calls “meaningful” immigration reform rather than aggressive federal detention and deportation efforts.
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9 WI businesses staffed by people living with disabilities
Learn about how you can support these Wisconsin businesses staffed by people living with disabilities.
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Wisconsin will get hit hardest from Trump’s trade war, analysis shows
The other 49 states have between 1% to 8% of their labor force working in industries getting hit by retaliatory tariffs. Nearly 10% of the Wisconsin workforce stands to be affected here.
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Court ruling restores the public sector union rights stripped away by Act 10
The 2011 law that sparked massive protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Now a judge rules it was unconstitutional for Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans to single out certain types of employees in the law.
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Survey: Rural Wisconsin workforce and families are hurting due to childcare gaps
The lack of childcare in Wisconsin’s rural areas is keeping people out of the workforce, or is forcing them to work part-time, according to an early childhood survey. In addition to hurting families, the situation is making it harder for employers to find workers, too.
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How Sen. Tammy Baldwin is getting help to Wisconsin families for childcare
Sen. Baldwin delivered direct support in the annual funding package to projects expanding access to affordable childcare across Wisconsin, especially in rural areas with childcare deserts.
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Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids
The short answer to how Wisconsin daycares could serve 33,000 more kids? Hire more people to take care of those children. It’s a seemingly obvious answer to a problem that many family advocates in recent years have reached crisis level. Almost 60% of child care providers across the state have unused capacity—closed classrooms—because of staff…
