Without the jobs and income they need to get by, Wisconsinites are increasingly turning to public supports such as BadgerCare (Medicaid) and FoodShare (“Food Stamps”).
Year: 2020
June Analysis: Historic Losses followed by Strong Recovery
This recovery is fragile and increases in infection suggest it may be temporary.
State of Working Wisconsin: Now Live
In just a few months, COVID-19 has upended workers in Wisconsin, leaving some without jobs, others dangerously exposed at work, and sending still others to work in their homes.
We Cannot Rest: Information & Inspiration to Make Good Trouble
2020 has proven the fallacy of a post-racial America. Our healthcare, economic, justice, educational, electoral, and democratic systems have all buckled under the weight of racism.
Worker Experience: Anthony
A few weeks after being laid off from his job as a cook, Anthony Steward contracted coronavirus. Now recovered, Anthony reflects on how unions can provide support during COVID layoffs and furloughs. “March 11th. That’s …
Worker Experience: Demetrica
Laid off from one job and working with minimal safety measures in her other job as a healthcare worker, Demetrica Shipp is facing eviction if things don’t change. “I’ve been a healthcare worker for 35 …
Worker Experience: Michael
Michael Chapple has always made his living in the food service industry and now works as a cook at a Milwaukee-area hospital cafeteria. Since being dubbed ‘essential’, Michael feels the health risks his job poses …