A UW Madison professor says the threat of job losses due to automation is a big part of the East Coast longshoremen’s strike. Michael Childers says the two sides aren’t really far apart. “I think …
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Port worker strike expected to impact Wisconsin
Wisconsin grocery shoppers should not see an immediate impact from the longshoremen’s strike, but experts say it’s only a matter of time. Michael Childers teaches labor relations at the UW-Madison School of Business. In an …
Latinos Organizing for Understanding and Development, PBS Wisconsin to host a special screening of “Profe”
The screening for “Profe” will be on Monday, Sept. 16 at Studio A in Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave., from 6:30-8:30 p.m. It is free to attend. The screening will also award three educators — …
The Myth of the Immigrant Threat with Armando Ibarra
Armando Ibarra joins Allen Ruff on A Public Affair to talk about the prevalence of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the GOP platform. Ibarra discusses what makes anti-immigrant narratives so appealing and how politicians use the language …
New immigration policy creates pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
In the past decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of immigrants entering Wisconsin which has greatly increased the state’s Latino population — from 93,000 to 447,290, according to a Dairy Workers Study conducted by the School for Workers…
A judge ruled parts of Act 10 are unconstitutional. What comes next
A Dane County judge ruled Wednesday that parts of the state’s Act 10 law are unconstitutional… “This finding — if it was allowed to stand — would, in essence, remove the changes to collective bargaining …
Honor Frank Emspak as an epic advocate for workers
In Frank Emspak’s autobiography written several years ago, he said, “by the time I finished my undergraduate career at UW, I was probably their most expensive student.” He wasn’t kidding. Through his pioneering efforts as …
The Passing of a Troublemaker
A unique figure within a unique generation of activists, Frank Emspak (born June 21, 1943 and died June 14, 2024) spent his final days as he always lived: offering inspiration and strategic advice to those around him. …
Wisconsin judge to hear union lawsuit against collective bargaining restrictions
A law that drew massive protests and made Wisconsin the center of a national fight over union rights is back in court on Tuesday, facing a new challenge from teachers and public workers brought after the state’s …
Act 10 is back in court. Here are the stakes for Wisconsin unions
In a Dane County court hearing Tuesday, the state sought to dismiss a lawsuit from public employee unions challenging Act 10, which limits their power. Childers, the UW-Madison professor, noted that undoing Act 10 could …