Labor
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Wisconsin distributor earns global recognition for being a ‘Great Place to Work’
Nelson-Jameson, based in Marshfield, employs more than 200 people throughout Wisconsin. The food processing distributor recently earned a “Great Place to Work” certification for a second consecutive year.
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Wisconsin cooperative creates hybrid work model to meet needs of 1K employeesÂ
A farmer-owned cooperative in the Driftless Area is taking a different approach to hybrid work and having positive results.
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Union tells Supreme Court that UW Health can collectively bargain despite Act 10
A union representing nurses in Madison is asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to require UW Health to collectively bargain despite Act 10 stripping those rights from most public employees in 2011.
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New analysis praises Wisconsin system as way to reduce child labor violations
A recent settlement between two of the nation’s largest meatpackers is renewing questions about child labor and how to protect kids from working in the meatpacking industry.
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Republican bill would mandate in-person work for many Wisconsin state employees
Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on a Republican proposal that would mandate full-time, in-person work for many state employees.
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Plastic injection molding plant in Menasha to close later this year, 109 people to lose jobs
ORBIS Corp., a subsidiary of Menasha Corp., plans to move production from its facility on Earl Street in Menasha to a new plant in Texas, according to a layoff notice filed with the state this week.
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New book argues Racine’s labor movement history is a ‘blueprint for worker solidarity’
Rutgers University assistant professor Naomi R. Williams’ new book says the legacy of Racine’s working-class communities can offer lessons to bolster the strength of organized labor today.
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Wisconsin artist uses printmaking to tell the stories of migrant workers
Mexican-American artist Christie Tirado believes that printmaking can be a tool for social justice. She seeks to amplify the voices of migrant workers through her art.
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Dane County judge strikes down Act 10, restoring public employee union bargaining rights
Public employee collective bargaining rights have been restored by a Dane County judge, who ruled that several sections of Wisconsin’s controversial law known as Act 10 are unconstitutional.
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Workers at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee work to unionize
Service workers at Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee are trying to form a union, the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Organization announced Monday.
