“Milwaukee has become a center of low-wage workers,” says Peter Rickman, President of MASH, the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Organization, which partnered with COWS on the study. “It was once one of the …
Month: March 2023
Wisconsin layoff notices up from this time last year, showing signs of possible economic slowdown
Despite unemployment remaining low, Laura Dresser, associate director of the COWS economic think tank at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said increased layoffs are tied to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to curb inflation by raising interest …
COWS report finds 41 percent of Milwaukee workers paid less than $15 per hour
In its “Facts from the Frontline” report, COWS highlights the declining share of manufacturing employees making up the region’s workforce, as well as falling union membership and rising income inequality along racial lines.
Wisconsin sees increased child labor complaints as violations rise nationally
Laura Dresser, associate director of the COWS economic think tank at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the rise of unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border has played a role in the rise in child labor. …