The mass migration of farmworkers means that now in Wisconsin, roughly 70% of the labor force on dairy farms is made up of workers of Latinx descent. The majority of those workers are also unauthorized, …
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Services impacted as Madison Metro workers decline overtime, cite ongoing contract negotiations
“It highlights to the people out in the community that, wait a minute why do they rely so heavily on overtime?” said Professor Michael Childers. City bus disruptions last week were caused by a high …
Navigating immigration policies following Trump’s executive orders
‘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 …
Dane County judge’s recent decision puts Act 10 at center stage in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Last year, Wisconsinites were bombarded with political news and messaging, as is typical in this battleground state during any presidential election. However, a recent judicial ruling overturning Act 10 has increased the significance of an …
Wisconsin Democrats pledge support to immigrants as new administration takes office
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, …
How many undocumented people live and work in Wisconsin?
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 …
Controversy looms over Short Stack Eatery’s last months of business
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 …
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 …