Former employees voiced concerns over missing tips, as emails show tips being withheld as punishment. “I would argue that disciplining an employee by removing the tips they make in day is not legitimate discipline and …
School for Workers in the news
As we move to 2025, let’s look at the numbers
70: The estimated percentage of the labor on Wisconsin dairy farms performed by undocumented workers, according to a 2023 survey by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School for Workers. Some sources say it could be as …
Trump’s mass deportation would hurt everyone, not just undocumented workers, Prof says
“What you have here is almost an open secret that everybody knows,” he said, “including industry owners, that they have large percentages of undocumented workers.”
Act 10 ruling could increase stakes of Wisconsin Supreme Court election
A Wisconsin Circuit Court’s ruling involving public sector bargaining rights has intensified the stakes for the state’s Supreme Court election in 2025. The judge ruled Act 10 is unconstitutional because it treats different groups of …
Dane County judge rules key provisions of Wisconsin Act 10 unconstitutional
Opening the door for full collective bargaining rights for public sector workers MADISON, WI – On December 2, 2024, Dane County Judge Jacob Frost issued a significant ruling, declaring key provisions of Wisconsin’s Act 10 …
Unions, former Gov. Scott Walker react to court ruling overturning Act 10
A Dane County judge shook the world of Wisconsin politics Monday in a ruling that has major implications for thousands of state workers. Judge Jacob Frost ruled to overturn Act 10, a 13-year-old law that …
What to know about Wisconsin’s collective bargaining law for public workers
A judge’s overturning of Wisconsin’s 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers and most state government employees has rekindled a battle over labor rights in a state where the first public sector unions …
Who Won the Latinx Vote in 2024? It’s More Complicated Than That.
“Latinx people are not a monolithic voting bloc. We need to stop analyzing them as such,” says Professor Armando Ibarra in his Progressive Magazine op-ed. “Latino voters are not a homogenous group; a complex interplay …
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. “There’s an undercount in the Latinx population, and, in particular, …
Latino Voters Balance Stereotypes, Their Pocketbooks and Immigrants’ Vital Role
Latino immigrants provide crucial labor but face a backlash in the U.S. Heartland; those who are citizens may decide the election in Wisconsin. “No matter what happens at the border, a transformation of sorts takes …