We are proud to release Listening to Wisconsin’s Workers, a comprehensive report that sheds light on pressing health and safety challenges faced by workers across various industries in the state. Conducted by Dr. Lola Loustaunau …
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Dr. Loustaunau guest lecturer for lunchtime series Nov 19
Join us for Assistant Professor Loustaunau‘s lecture examining the ongoing connection between productive and reproductive labor, as well as how vulnerable migrant workers are organizing against poverty and precarity. November 19, 2024 @ 11:45 am …
2024 Shared Focus: Educational Access | School for Workers
Jeffrey Russell, Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning & Dean of Continuing Studies, reflects on School for Workers efforts to educational access.
Economic Report of the President
In the recently released Economic Report of the President, the report Unlawful, co-authored by Assistant Professor Lola Loustaunau was cited. The data show that U.S. employers are willing to use a wide range of legal …
When immigrant dairy farm workers get hurt, most can’t rely on workers’ compensation
Wisconsin’s exemption for small farms is one of many federal and state carve-outs that have historically left farm workers — and dairy workers in particular — with fewer rights and protections than others. “Workers’ compensation …
Worker health and safety listening sessions
School for Workers is seeking current or recently employed workers in the construction, manufacturing of any kind, food processing, agriculture, paper mills, or hospitality industry to participate in research about health and safety in their …
Assistant Professor Lola Loustaunau releases new collaborative report studying overwork
In collaboration with the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Assistant Professor Lola Loustaunau released a new report Overwork Impacts on Low-Wage Workers: Insights from the Food Manufacturing Sector …
Today! 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, …
Labor Forward on Mar 15: Struggling for hours and safety
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 for the next Labor Forward Forum featuring …
Dr. Lola Loustaunau discusses worker health and safety with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
To support the San Francisco Fed’s congressionally-mandated mission of promoting full employment and stable prices, the SF Fed’s Community Development team has been engaging with low-wage workers to better understand the tradeoffs that workers and …