The Door County Jail is operating under emergency staffing rules, effective Oct. 8, with 16 employees currently working in the jail when 22 are needed to cover shifts safely and effectively, Sheriff Tammy Sternard said. …
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Wisconsin’s controversial anti-union law faces a reckoning this fall. Here’s what that could mean
Control of state government and a lawsuit heading to the Wisconsin Supreme Court could shape the future of Act 10… Michael Childers, a University of Wisconsin-Madison School for Workers professor, said already certified unions would …
Wisconsin Farmers Union: Event: Chapters collaborate with Milwaukee Area Labor Council for event centered around immigration and dairy
The Milwaukee-Waukesha and Dodge-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Ozaukee Chapters of Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) are collaborating with the Milwaukee Area Labor Council for a double feature film screening and panel discussion about immigration and dairy. They invite workers, farmers, and community members …
Wisconsin fallout from Cesar Chavez investigation
Earlier this month a New York Times investigation revealed labor activist Cesar Chavez as a sexual predator. Momentos of Chavez are spread across Wisconsin on street signs and school billboards. A panel of guests talk …
UFW advocates for farmworkers, but represents fewer now than during Chavez’s era
Most farmworkers in the United States today aren’t represented by labor unions, but United Farm Workers is known by many as their voice…But UFW has been a much bigger voice for farmworkers on issues of …
Immigration enforcement and your dairy workforce
In the heart of America’s Dairyland, the milking parlor runs 24/7, 365 days a year. For many Midwest dairy farmers — especially in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas, South Dakota and Iowa — that reliability depends …
A Land of Immigrants or a Land of Anti-Immigrants?
Though Wisconsin hasn’t been faced with the major ICE raids as we’ve seen in LA, Chicago, and Minneapolis, there is growing concern that ICE will arrive in Wisconsin. Governor Evers said this week that the …
Gov. Evers Pushes Back on ICE Arrests
Governor Evers is expressing concern about immigration enforcement targeting farm workers. This comes as ICE arrests increase throughout the Midwest, with state officials monitoring activity in the state. A University of Wisconsin-Madison School for Workers survey …
Wisconsin governor concerned about immigration actions targeting farm workers
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he’s “very concerned” about immigration officials targeting farm workers, especially as ICE arrests ramp up across the Midwest. Evers says his team is keeping an eye on Immigration and Customs …
Gov. Evers asks legislature to reconsider his budget proposals, $1.3 billion property tax cut
Evers said people living in the country undocumented perform the majority of Wisconsin’s farm work. He expressed concern about Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Midwest. “I can probably say in my sleep, our …