Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development (LOUD), a statewide initiative focused on promoting collaboration between Latino arts and service organizations, artists, and the communities in which they operate, will host the Wisconsin Conference of Latino …
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60th Anniversary of Enactment of the Selma to Montgomery March to end with rally
MONTGOMERY, AL–The 60th Anniversary reenactment of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March concludes Friday with a Rally for Voting Rights on the steps of the Alabama Capitol at 11:00 a.m., featuring national leaders speaking where …
Labor Leaders Commemorate 60th Anniversary of Selma to Montgomery March
Montgomery, AL – Labor leaders, civil rights activists, and faith communities will gather on Friday, March 14, to mark the 60th anniversary of the historic Selma to Montgomery march and “Bloody Sunday.” The event will take …
School for Workers to host 2025 Midwest School for Women Workers
University of Wisconsin-Madison School for Workers will host the Midwest School for Women Workers (MSWW) Conference from June 19–22, 2025, in Madison, WI. This year’s gathering holds special significance as the School for Workers celebrates …
New report highlights urgent workplace safety concerns in Wisconsin
We are proud to release Listening to Wisconsin’s Workers, a comprehensive report that sheds light on pressing health and safety challenges faced by workers across various industries in the state. Conducted by Dr. Lola Loustaunau …
We’re hiring! Events Coordinator
The School for Workers at UW-Madison is looking for an Events Coordinator to join our team! This role offers the chance to take on diverse responsibilities, support impactful projects, and play a key role in …
‘No grad student makes a living wage in Madison’: Inside UW graduate worker union’s fight for better pay
Though TAA is not a certified union under Wisconsin’s Act 10 — which prohibits collective bargaining for Universities of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff — the union has been fairly successful since it was founded over …
Professor Ibarra joins panel discussion on ‘Separated’ at Havens Wright Center event
Social Cinema Series: Separated Marquee Cinema, Union South February 27, 2025 @ 6:30 pm Pre-screening Panel Discussion – 5PM – 6:15PM Immigrant Rights and Barriers to Migration in International Context Armando Ibarra (School for Workers, Chican@ & …
Roundtable on Immigrant Dairy Workers in Wisconsin
The mass migration of farmworkers means that now in Wisconsin, roughly 70% of the labor force on dairy farms is made up of workers of Latinx descent. The majority of those workers are also unauthorized, …
Services impacted as Madison Metro workers decline overtime, cite ongoing contract negotiations
“It highlights to the people out in the community that, wait a minute why do they rely so heavily on overtime?” said Professor Michael Childers. City bus disruptions last week were caused by a high …