“What a ‘flat tax’ does in Wisconsin is let the richest residents of the state off the hook for taxes,” said Laura Dresser, Associate Director, [COWS], University of Wisconsin- Madison. “The state doesn’t need policy …
Month: October 2022
Workers lost ground on wages in wake of Wisconsin’s anti-labor laws
Despite the gains, racial and gender disparities persist, a report by [COWS] at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found… “The distance that black and brown workers are from white workers in terms of wages is substantial,” …
Strike continues at Racine Case tractor factory with no clear end in sight
Laura Dresser, associate director of the COWS economic think tank at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said tight labor markets and the COVID-19 pandemic have put more power in the hands of workers. “I think workers …
The Conservative Astroturf Organization Rolling Back Child Labor Protections
Laura Dresser, a labor economist and associate director of [COWS], a progressive policy organization, told Workday Magazine and the Prospect that the push to erode child labor protections is “less about getting people to pack …
Wisconsin workers show renewed energy after decade of anti-union laws
“Workers have a sense of the leverage and the value they have,” said labor economist Laura Dresser, an associate director for [COWS] at UW-Madison. “You can see that in the high rate of churn.”