In June this year, workers at the Pabst Theater Group (PTG) in Milwaukee voted overwhelmingly to unionize (with 34 voting for the union and just 2 votes against). PTG runs five entertainment venues in Milwaukee, …
Month: August 2022
Tech Workers in Software Organize for Workplace Democracy
In January 2022, quality assurance workers at Middleton-based Raven Software began the process of forming a union. Raven Software creates video games under Activision Blizzard, including the Call of Duty franchise. Raven’s parent company, Activision …
Wisconsin Baristas Demand Sustainable Jobs
The national movement organizing union representation for Starbucks workers came to Wisconsin this year. By June, four Starbucks locations – Oak Creek, Plover, Appleton and one in Madison – voted yes on unionization. Across these …
Nurses Seek to Improve Quality of Care and Their Jobs
In late August, nurses at UW Health voted to support a three day walkout set for mid-September. The nurses’ campaign for a union began in 2019. The nurses have asked for voluntary recognition by demonstrating …
Editorial | The State of Working Wisconsin is Actually Quite Good
The authoritative measure of Wisconsin’s economic circumstance suggests that we actually have something to celebrate this Labor Day. Indeed, according to the State of Working Wisconsin report from the UW-Madison’s Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), …
Job Fair Targets a Rarity in the Tech Industry: Women
Dresser said there are ways tech companies can be more deliberate about diversifying their talent pools, including leadership positions. They can provide child care supports, she said, and structure roles around the individual candidate’s strengths …
June 2022 Data Analysis
Wisconsin’s economic recovery from COVID-19 has cooled somewhat after the steady growth in preceding months. In June the state lost 1,800 jobs. Even so, we have come a long way out of the massive jobs hole created in March 2020.