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Worker’s Compensation Community Class in the Fox Valley
The Fox Valley Area Labor Council is sponsoring a Worker’s Compensation Training taught by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School for Workers. You will learn about: The basics of Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation law and recent updates …
March 22, 2023IBB 64th annual Summer Training 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 …
March 21, 2023Today! Labor Forward: Struggling for hours and safety
Analyzing the strike of tire workers in foreign controlled plants in Argentina Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at noon (CT) Register now Join us today at noon for the Labor Forward forum featuring Professor Paula Varela, …
March 15, 2023Registration extended – Grievance Arbitration institute
The registration for Grievance Arbitration residential institute has been extended through Monday, April 3, 2023. Register now About Apr 10 – 14 | Mon – Thu, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Fri, 8:30 a.m. …
March 14, 2023- More School for Workers news
Workers and COVID-19
Voices of Wisconsin Workers
A community engaged study of essential workers during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
In the United States, COVID-19 has devastated the lives of essential workers, their families and their communities. While many in the U.S. can work from home during the pandemic, those who grow and prepare the country’s food, care for the sick, maintain the state’s infrastructure, and educate the nation’s children must leave home to do their jobs. These workers face risk of infection and illness each day on the job. Workers of color and Latinx workers face greater risks than their non-Latinx, white counterparts and suffer poorer health outcomes as a result. This report, prepared by the University of Wisconsin School for Workers (SFW) in partnership with the University of Wisconsin – Population Health Institute presents the concerns about workplace safety expressed by workers in several industries deemed essential. These workers play a vital role in the well-being of all Wisconsin residents and the economy and deserve to be kept safe and healthy and have their voices be heard.
Read the full Voices of Wisconsin Workers report here.
Resources and documents
- Legal Rights for Workers during COVID-19 2021
- COVID-19 and Workplace Safety Video
- COVID-19 Guidance for Unions and Workers Booklet
- Wisconsin Unemployment Insurance Booklet | COVID-19 Legal Rights Workers
- American Health Care in the Era of COVID-19 | Part 1
- American Health Care in the Era of COVID-19 | Part 2
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