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Alexia Kulwiec

While Trump deports immigrants, this Wisconsin farm can’t run without them

Posted on April 3, 2025

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 …

Posted in School for Workers in the newsTagged Alexia Kulwiec, Armando Ibarra, In the news

Undocumented workers by the numbers: The contributions and economic impact of their presence in Wisconsin

Posted on April 1, 2025

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 …

Posted in School for Workers in the newsTagged Alexia Kulwiec, Armando Ibarra, In the news

Can They Do That? The Current Administration and the Constitutional Separation of Powers

Posted on March 31, 2025

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 …

Posted in Civics and U.S. Government for WorkersTagged Alexia Kulwiec, Resources

Associate Professor Kulwiec’s  analysis of changes in federal labor agencies – a labor law perspective

Posted on February 5, 2025

There has been a good deal of reaction to the new federal policies announced by the Trump administration. As it pertains to changes to federal labor agencies, some of these actions are in direct violation …

Posted in Civics and U.S. Government for Workers, School for Workers NewsTagged Alexia Kulwiec, News

Navigating immigration policies following Trump’s executive orders

Posted on February 4, 2025

‘When we hear the phrase mass deportation, we know that this is going to look very different,’ Immigration Law Center attorney says…A 2024 report from the University of Wisconsin School for Workers showed that 10,000 undocumented …

Posted in School for Workers in the newsTagged Alexia Kulwiec, Armando Ibarra, In the news

Wisconsin Democrats pledge support to immigrants as new administration takes office

Posted on January 20, 2025

Workers without legal status are particularly critical to the state’s dairy industry, according to a 2023 UW-Madison School for Workers survey. “More than 10,000 undocumented” workers perform around 70% of the labor on Wisconsin’s dairy farms, …

Posted in School for Workers in the newsTagged Alexia Kulwiec, Armando Ibarra, In the news

How many undocumented people live and work in Wisconsin?

Posted on January 16, 2025

A 2023 UW-Madison School for Workers survey found that over 10,000 undocumented workers perform around 70% of the labor on Wisconsin’s dairy farms. “Without them, the whole dairy industry would collapse overnight,” the researchers concluded. Read the …

Posted in School for Workers in the newsTagged Alexia Kulwiec, Armando Ibarra, In the news

Controversy looms over Short Stack Eatery’s last months of business

Posted on January 9, 2025

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 …

Posted in School for Workers in the newsTagged Alexia Kulwiec, In the news

Dane County judge rules key provisions of Wisconsin Act 10 unconstitutional

Posted on December 3, 2024

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 …

Posted in School for Workers in the newsTagged Alexia Kulwiec, In the news

Unions, former Gov. Scott Walker react to court ruling overturning Act 10

Posted on December 3, 2024

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 …

Posted in School for Workers in the newsTagged Alexia Kulwiec, In the news
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