Stories tagged: "worker pay"
Health
Health Not Sick, But Still Need Time Off? There’s a ‘Day’ for That!
Christina Lorey
November 4, 2022 1:53 pm CDT
Mark your calendar: November 30th is "National Stay Home Because You're Well Day."
Politics
Politics ‘$15 is Just a Start’: Wisconsin Residents Push for a Minimum Wage Hike
Associated Press
July 26, 2021 6:06 pm CDT
Wisconsin's minimum wage has been a measly $7.25 for more than a decade. Most state residents say it's time for an increase.
Economy
Economy Minimum Wage Workers Say, ‘I Wonder How I’m Going to Make It,’ as Candidates Debate
Julian Emerson
October 16, 2020 2:30 pm CDT
Biden offers first pay raise in 11 years while Trump threatens a veto and offers tax cuts.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure GOP Killing a Wisconsin Wage Law Didn’t Save Money, It Just Gave Construction CEOs a Raise
Jonathon Sadowski
October 5, 2020 8:00 am CDT
The 2017 repeal of prevailing wage rules resulted in fewer local contractors getting work, declining blue-collar wages, yet no savings for state government.
