Labor
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Food plant sanitation company moving headquarters from Wisconsin to Georgia
Packers Sanitation Services Inc., or PSSI, a company that cleans food processing plants, is moving its headquarters out of Wisconsin two years after it was investigated for violating federal child labor laws.
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Molson Coors to close Leinenkugel’s Brewery in Chippewa Falls
Molson Coors will close its Leinenkugel’s Brewery in Chippewa Falls and the Leinenkugel’s 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee early next year, according to a statement from the company.
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Immigrants provide important economic contributions in Wisconsin, report says
In Wisconsin, the report found that immigrants paid $3 billion in federal, state and local taxes in 2022, and held $3.3 billion in spending power.
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Lambeau Field workers win first union contract
The union said 88 percent of the vendors voted to approve a tentative three-year collective bargaining agreement that was negotiated with Delaware North.
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Strike at Miller Brewing Co. ends after contract reached with parent company
Workers at the historic Milwaukee brewery were on strike for about a week before reaching an agreement with Molson Coors
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Remote drivers could someday help self-driving semi-trucks
Who swoops in when a self-driving semi truck needs help? Many years from now, it could be a remote driver.
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Machinists strike at Miller Brewing Co., citing work-life balance concerns
Over 40 union members are striking at Miller Brewing Company in Milwaukee.
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Thousands of cattle converge in Madison for 57th World Dairy Expo
A national dairy industry leader talks with WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” about the World Dairy Expo in Madison this week, and some challenges facing the dairy industry.
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Watertown feed producer fined $160K for risks of explosion, fire from dust hazards
Strauss Feeds of Watertown was fined more than $160,000 after OSHA inspectors uncovered two dozen health and safety violations.
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Court halts FTC ban on noncompete clauses. Should Wisconsin change its own law?
While a ban on noncompete clauses hangs in the balance of federal courts, a Wisconsin legal scholar says the state can protect workers by tightening its own law around noncompetes.