WORT 89.9 FM Madison host Allen Ruff is joined in the studio by Armando Ibarra to celebrate International Workers Day or May Day, a day that has long been one of working class mobilization. Initiated …
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Registration now open for Midwest School for Women Workers 2025
We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 Midwest School for Women Workers, taking place June 19–22, 2025 in Madison, Wisconsin! This year’s theme, Resilience in Action: Women Workers Lead the …
MALC partners with School for Workers to offer community class
The Milwaukee Area Labor Council (MALC) is hosting a community class in partnership with the University of Wisconsin School for Workers. The session, Skills for the Collective Bargaining: Table Tactics, will be held on Wednesday, …
IBB 66th Annual Summer Institute registration opens
School for Workers and IBB International is partnering again for the annual IBB Summer Training Institutes. All IBB locals and lodges across the United States and Canada are encouraged to send their members to the …
VOCES Panel Discusses Campus Response to ICE, Visa Revocations
The University of Wisconsin student organization VOCES, Voices of Courage, held a “Know Your Rights” panel for professors and students Tuesday. The panel focused on how to navigate potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement situations on …
While Trump deports immigrants, this Wisconsin farm can’t run without them
Despite rhetoric that undocumented immigrants hinder the U.S. economy, they are vital to Wisconsin’s dairy industry, farmers and experts said. While President Donald Trump has ramped up anti-immigrant rhetoric in his second term, undocumented immigrants play a …
Empowering workers: New resource page from School for Workers
School for Workers has launched a resource page to support working people, labor organizations, and community partners. This new platform offers a variety of educational materials, informational posts, links, and tools designed to promote workplace …
Undocumented workers by the numbers: The contributions and economic impact of their presence in Wisconsin
As of 2022, approximately 287,900 immigrants call Wisconsin home, accounting for 4.9% of the state’s population. Of those, an estimated 73,900 are undocumented. They lack legal status but contribute millions of dollars to the economy …
Can They Do That? The Current Administration and the Constitutional Separation of Powers
The Constitutional Separation of Powers Unlawful actions of the current administration The existence of the three branches of government was intended to ensure that not any one individual or entity had all the …
Free film screening and discussion: “U.S. Labor Then and Now” coming to Wausau
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School for Workers is hosting a free film screening and discussion event titled “U.S. Labor Then and Now” on March 29, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will …